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CVE-2014-8684

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2017-09-19
  • WeaknessCWE-310

Am I affected?

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Description

CodeIgniter before 3.0 and Kohana 3.2.3 and earlier and 3.3.x through 3.3.2 make it easier for remote attackers to spoof session cookies and consequently conduct PHP object injection attacks by leveraging use of standard string comparison operators to compare cryptographic hashes.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-09-1919:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Kohanaframework kohana
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.2= 3.2.3no fix published
3.3= 3.3.0no fix published
3.3= 3.3.1no fix published
Codeigniter
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.2≤ 2.2.6no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-310read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score71.7 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-09-19
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8684?

CodeIgniter before 3.0 and Kohana 3.2.3 and earlier and 3.3.x through 3.3.2 make it easier for remote attackers to spoof session cookies and consequently conduct PHP object injection attacks by leveraging use of standard string comparison operators to compare cryptographic hashes.

Is CVE-2014-8684 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2014-8684 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 71.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8684?

CVE-2014-8684 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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