# CVE-2023-48708: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log in codeigniter4/shield


- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j72f-h752-mx4w

## What is CVE-2023-48708?

CVE-2023-48708 is a medium-severity vulnerability in codeigniter4 shield, published on 24 Nov 2023. 

### Official description

CodeIgniter Shield is an authentication and authorization provider for CodeIgniter 4. In affected versions successful login attempts are recorded with the raw tokens stored in the log table. If a malicious person somehow views the data in the log table they can obtain a raw token which can then be used to send a request with that user's authority. This issue has been addressed in version 1.0.0-beta.8. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable logging for successful login attempts by the configuration files.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48708?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including codeigniter4/shield. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `codeigniter4/shield` | Packagist | All versions | 1.0.0-beta.8 |
| `codeigniter4/shield` | Packagist | All versions | 1.0.0-beta.8 |

Products: Codeigniter Shield.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48708?

Upgrade codeigniter4/shield to 1.0.0-beta.8 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-48708 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in codeigniter4 shield

- [CVE-2023-27580](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27580/): CodeIgniter Shield Password Shucking Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-48707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48707/): Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in codeigniter4/shield (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48708 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48708 is a medium-severity vulnerability in codeigniter4 shield, published on 24 Nov 2023. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- codeigniter4/shield (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 1.0.0-beta.8
- codeigniter4/shield (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 1.0.0-beta.8

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48708/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48708/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48708
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48708
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48708

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48708/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.