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Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Validation Placeholders in CodeIgniter4

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Impact

This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when you use Validation Placeholders.

The vulnerability exists in the Validation library, and validation methods in the controller and in-model validation are also vulnerable because they use the Validation library internally.

Patches

Upgrade to v4.3.5 or later.

Workarounds

Setting validation rules with an array.

E.g.:

$validation->setRules([
    'email' => ['required', 'valid_email, 'is_unique[users.email,id,{id}]'],
]);

References

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Affected packages

Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.

Ecosystem versions

Earlier releases before 4.3.5

Fixed in 4.3.5

46 explicitly affected versions

4.0.0, 4.0.0-rc.4, v4.0.0-alpha.3, v4.0.0-alpha.4, v4.0.0-alpha.5, v4.0.0-beta.1, v4.0.0-beta.2, v4.0.0-beta.3, v4.0.0-beta.4, v4.0.0-rc.1, v4.0.0-rc.2, v4.0.0-rc.2.1, v4.0.0-rc.3, v4.0.1, v4.0.2, v4.0.3, v4.0.4, v4.0.5, v4.1.0, v4.1.1, v4.1.2, v4.1.3, v4.1.4, v4.1.5, v4.1.6, v4.1.7, v4.1.8, v4.1.9, v4.2.0, v4.2.1, v4.2.10, v4.2.11, v4.2.12, v4.2.2, v4.2.3, v4.2.4, v4.2.5, v4.2.6, v4.2.7, v4.2.8, v4.2.9, v4.3.0, v4.3.1, v4.3.2, v4.3.3, v4.3.4

View affected-version evidence
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