GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-7wmf-pw8j-mc78 CodeIgniter: Spoofable forwarded HTTPS headers in IncomingRequest::isSecure()
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-63220
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- codeigniter4/framework
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-348
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-07
Affected packages
• Packagist codeigniter4/framework: < 4.7.4 → fixed in 4.7.4
Description
Impact
`IncomingRequest::isSecure()` trusted the `X-Forwarded-Proto` and `Front-End-Https` headers from any incoming request. In affected deployments, an attacker could spoof these headers and cause the application to incorrectly treat an HTTP request as secure.
This may impact applications that rely on `isSecure()`, `force_https()`, `forceGlobalSecureRequests`, or similar logic to enforce HTTPS-only access or make security-sensitive decisions.
Exploitability depends on deployment configuration. Applications are most exposed if the backend is reachable directly over HTTP, or if a reverse proxy/load balancer forwards client-supplied forwarding headers without stripping or overwriting them.
Patches
Upgrade to v4.7.4 or later.
Workarounds
Users who cannot upgrade immediately should enforce HTTP-to-HTTPS redirects outside CodeIgniter, for example with Apache `.htaccess`/virtual host rules, nginx server blocks, Caddy site config, or load balancer redirect rules.
Users should also ensure that reverse proxies strip or overwrite client-supplied `X-Forwarded-Proto` and `Front-End-Https` headers before forwarding requests to the application.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-63220 CodeIgniter is a PHP full-stack web framework. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-348 Use of Less Trusted Source weakness
References
- https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-7wmf-pw8j-mc78 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63220 advisory
- https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/ecbf044666bed41d23f07518096d9843fe6c08b0 web
- https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4 package
- https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/releases/tag/v4.7.4 web