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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2024-29904 json

CodeIgniter4 Language class DoS Vulnerability

published 2024-03-29 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2024-0802 , GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

CodeIgniter is a PHP full-stack web framework A vulnerability was found in the Language class that allowed DoS attacks. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to consume a large amount of memory on the server. Upgrade to v4.4.7 or later.

Patch / fix

  • packagist codeigniter4/framework 4.4.7
  • codeigniter codeigniter 4.4.7

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
GitHub 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist codeigniter4/framework
<4.4.7
4.4.7

Affected products

  • codeigniter4 CodeIgniter4
  • codeigniter codeigniter

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
  • CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.