01 Record
CVE-2023-27580
CodeIgniter Shield Password Shucking Vulnerability
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
02 Description
CodeIgniter Shield Password Shucking Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 43.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-03-13 17:14Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-02-25 14:58Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-03-04
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-916Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational EffortBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c33d4b204219c7ea99eebb79c213156c7d7061af1af427a276ea9e27e1246445
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/codeigniter4/shield/security/advisories/GHSA-c5vj-f36q-p9vg
- github.comhttps://github.com/codeigniter4/shield/commit/ea9688dd01d100193d834117dbfc2cfabcf9ea0b
- blog.ircmaxell.comhttps://blog.ircmaxell.com/2015/03/security-issue-combining-bcrypt-with.html
- cheatsheetseries.owasp.orghttps://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Password_Storage_Cheat_Sheet.html#pre-hashing-passwords
- github.comhttps://github.com/codeigniter4/shield/blob/develop/UPGRADING.md
- www.scottbrady91.comhttps://www.scottbrady91.com/authentication/beware-of-password-shucking