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::index() controller reads the host POST parameter without any validation and passes it directly into updateEnvSettings(), which writes it into the .env file via preg_replace(). Because newline characters in the value are not stripped, an attacker can inject arbitrary configuration directives into the .env file. The install routes have CSRF protection explicitly disabled, and the InstallFilter can be bypassed when cache('settings') is empty (cache expiry or fresh deployment). This vulnerability is fixed in 0.31.4.0.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vfhx-5459-qhqh CI4MS Vulnerable to .env CRLF Injection via Unvalidated `host` Parameter in Install Controller
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Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ci4-cms-erp
Ci4-cms-erp ci4ms
Vendors & Products Ci4-cms-erp
Ci4-cms-erp ci4ms

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Description 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::index() controller reads the host POST parameter without any validation and passes it directly into updateEnvSettings(), which writes it into the .env file via preg_replace(). Because newline characters in the value are not stripped, an attacker can inject arbitrary configuration directives into the .env file. The install routes have CSRF protection explicitly disabled, and the InstallFilter can be bypassed when cache('settings') is empty (cache expiry or fresh deployment). This vulnerability is fixed in 0.31.4.0.
Title CI4MS has an .env CRLF Injection via Unvalidated `host` Parameter in Install Controller
Weaknesses CWE-93
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:13:10.966Z

Reserved: 2026-04-06T22:06:40.516Z

Link: CVE-2026-39394

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Updated: 2026-04-08T16:09:19.720Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-08T15:16:14.360

Modified: 2026-04-08T21:26:13.410

Link: CVE-2026-39394

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Updated: 2026-04-08T19:39:16Z

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