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Attackers may spoof IP address when using proxy

High
MGatner published GHSA-ghw3-5qvm-3mqc Dec 22, 2022

Package

composer codeigniter4/framework (Composer)

Affected versions

< 4.2.11

Patched versions

4.2.11

Description

Impact

This vulnerability may allow attackers to spoof their IP address when your server is behind a reverse proxy.

Patches

Upgrade to v4.2.11 or later, and configure Config\App::$proxyIPs.

Workarounds

Do not use $request->getIPAddress().

References

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Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

CVE ID

CVE-2022-23556

Weaknesses