CVE-2014-8684: CodeIgniter and Kohana vulnerable to PHP Object Injection

CVE-2014-8684 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-17

CodeIgniter and Kohana vulnerable to PHP Object Injection

Technologies: codeigniter/framework (Packagist). Vendors: Packagist.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2014-8684 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-8684 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2014-8684?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 17 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
codeigniter/framework (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.0; kohana/core (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.3.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2014-8684?
Yes. codeigniter/framework (Packagist): upgrade to 3.0.0 or later; kohana/core (Packagist): upgrade to 3.3.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2014-8684?
Check whether you run codeigniter/framework (Packagist) or kohana/core (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • codeigniter/framework (Packagist): upgrade to 3.0.0 or later
    composer require codeigniter/framework:^3.0.0
  • kohana/core (Packagist): upgrade to 3.3.3 or later
    composer require kohana/core:^3.3.3

Affected products

  • codeigniter/framework (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.0
  • kohana/core (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.3.3

Identifiers

  • CVE-2014-8684
  • GHSA-w9ph-q4h9-rwq6

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