CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-39393

HighCVSS 8.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.42%

35th percentile - higher than 35% of all known CVEs

Summary

CI4MS before version 0.31.4.0 has a vulnerability in the install route guard that relies solely on a volatile cache check (cache('settings')) and .env file existence. When the database is temporarily unreachable (e.g., after TTL expiry or cache clear), the guard fails open, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to overwrite the .env file with attacker-controlled database credentials.

Risk Assessment

Successful exploitation leads to full application takeover – the attacker can control the database and the entire CI4MS instance.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade to version 0.31.4.0. Additionally, consider adding extra authentication mechanisms for the installation process.

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Original NVD description (English source)

CI4MS is a CodeIgniter 4-based CMS skeleton that delivers a production-ready, modular architecture with RBAC authorization and theme support. Prior to 0.31.4.0, the install route guard in ci4ms relies solely on a volatile cache check (cache('settings')) combined with .env file existence to block post-installation access to the setup wizard. When the database is temporarily unreachable during a cache miss (TTL expiry or admin-triggered cache clear), the guard fails open, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to overwrite the .env file with attacker-controlled database credentials, achieving full application takeover. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.31.4.0.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS