Codiad Vulnerable to PHP Magic Hash Vulnerability

published 2021-01-27 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also GHSA-8fhh-hf9w-55p7 , EUVD-2022-3169

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits: 0; none known

** PRODUCT NOT SUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Codiad 2.8.4 /componetns/user/class.user.php:Authenticate() is vulnerable in magic hash authentication bypass. If encrypted or hash value for the passwords form certain formats of magic hash, e.g, 0e123, another hash value 0e234 something can successfully authenticate.

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Exploit prediction

1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	codiad/codiad	<=2.8.4	no fix listed

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison

References

github.com /Codiad/Codiad/issues/1121
web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2020-23355
advisory
github.com /Codiad/Codiad
package
web.archive.org /web/20160722013412/https://www.whitehatsec.com/blog/magic-hashes
web

Sources

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