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CVE-2022-21647

HIGH · CVSS 7.7 EPSS 37.67% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-01-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.7. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 37.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It involves a SQL injection risk.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2022-21647
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.7
EPSS
37.67%

Original NVD Description

CodeIgniter is an open source PHP full-stack web framework. Deserialization of Untrusted Data was found in the `old()` function in CodeIgniter4. Remote attackers may inject auto-loadable arbitrary objects with this vulnerability, and possibly execute existing PHP code on the server. We are aware of a working exploit, which can lead to SQL injection. Users are advised to upgrade to v4.1.6 or later. Users unable to upgrade as advised to not use the `old()` function and form_helper nor `RedirectResponse::withInput()` and `redirect()->withInput()`.

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