CodeIgniter4

A critical security vulnerability (CVE-2025-54418) in CodeIgniter4’s ImageMagick handler allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands through malicious file uploads. This vulnerability can lead to complete system compromise, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Organizations using CodeIgniter4 versions prior to 4.6.2 are at immediate risk and should upgrade or switch to the GD handler. Temporary mitigations include using secure filenames and sanitizing user input.

Source: https://cybersecuritynews.com/codeigniter-vulnerability/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/linkedin_id_here

"id": "lin236072925",
"linkid": "linkedin_id_here",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "7/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Web Development',
                        'name': 'CodeIgniter4 Users',
                        'type': 'Software Framework Users'}],
 'attack_vector': ['Malicious filenames in uploads',
                   'Malicious text in uploads'],
 'date_detected': '2025-07-28',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-07-28',
 'description': 'A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in '
                'CodeIgniter4’s ImageMagick handler, exposing potentially '
                'millions of web applications to command injection attacks '
                'through malicious file uploads.',
 'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Complete system compromise',
            'systems_affected': 'All systems running CodeIgniter4 < 4.6.2 '
                                'using ImageMagick handler'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'File uploads with user-controlled '
                                          'filenames or text operations with '
                                          'user-controlled content'},
 'lessons_learned': 'Input validation mechanisms should focus on metadata like '
                    'filenames, not just file content.',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': ['Upgrade to 4.6.2',
                                                   'Switch to GD handler',
                                                   'Implement getRandomName() '
                                                   'method',
                                                   'Sanitize user input'],
                            'root_causes': 'Vulnerability in CodeIgniter4’s '
                                           'ImageMagick handler'},
 'recommendations': ['Upgrade to 4.6.2',
                     'Switch to GD handler',
                     'Implement getRandomName() method',
                     'Sanitize user input'],
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-07-28',
                 'source': 'GitHub Advisory Database'}],
 'response': {'containment_measures': ['Upgrade to 4.6.2',
                                       'Switch to GD handler',
                                       'Implement getRandomName() method',
                                       'Sanitize user input'],
              'remediation_measures': ['Upgrade to 4.6.2',
                                       'Switch to GD handler',
                                       'Implement getRandomName() method',
                                       'Sanitize user input']},
 'title': 'Command Injection Vulnerability in CodeIgniter4’s ImageMagick '
          'Handler',
 'type': 'Vulnerability',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'CVE-2025-54418'}