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CVE-2024-29904: CodeIgniter4 Language class DoS Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-835

Description

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.

Affected products

• CodeIgniter4: before 4.4.7 — fixed in 4.4.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CodeIgniter4 4.4.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/fa851acbae7ae4c5a97f8f38ae87aa0822a334c0
• https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6
• https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/fa851acbae7ae4c5a97f8f38ae87aa0822a334c0
• https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6

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