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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-8684-codeigniter-and-kohana-vulnerable-to-php-object-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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

CodeIgniter and Kohana vulnerable to PHP Object Injection

Technologies: [codeigniter/framework (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/codeigniter-framework). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  composer require codeigniter/framework:^3.0.0
  ```

- kohana/core (Packagist): upgrade to 3.3.3 or later

  ```sh
  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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