CVE-2023-48707

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in codeigniter4/shield

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 24, 2023 at 05:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:34 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsShieldShield

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

CodeIgniter Shield is an authentication and authorization provider for CodeIgniter 4. The `secretKey` value is an important key for HMAC SHA256 authentication and in affected versions was stored in the database in cleartext form. If a malicious person somehow had access to the data in the database, they could use the key and secretKey for HMAC SHA256 authentication to send requests impersonating that corresponding user. This issue has been addressed in version 1.0.0-beta.8. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.0.0-beta.8
Affected range stops below 1.0.0-beta.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-312

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