# CVE-2020-10793: CodeIgniter Improper Privilege Management

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-10793-codeigniter-improper-privilege-management  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-10793 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

CodeIgniter Improper Privilege Management

Technologies: [codeigniter4/framework (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/codeigniter4-framework). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-10793 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-10793 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-10793?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** codeigniter4/framework (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=4.0.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-10793?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-10793?** Check whether you run codeigniter4/framework (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.

## Affected products

- codeigniter4/framework (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=4.0.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-10793
- GHSA-jwqp-wh5g-4gmm

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