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 route guard in ci4ms relies solely on a volatile cache check (cache('settings')) combined with .env file existence to block post-installation access to the setup wizard. When the database is temporarily unreachable during a cache miss (TTL expiry or admin-triggered cache clear), the guard fails open, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to overwrite the .env file with attacker-controlled database credentials, achieving full application takeover. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.31.4.0.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8rh5-4mvx-xj7j CI4MS Vulnerable to Post-Installation Re-entry via Cache-Dependent Install Guard Bypass
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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 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 route guard in ci4ms relies solely on a volatile cache check (cache('settings')) combined with .env file existence to block post-installation access to the setup wizard. When the database is temporarily unreachable during a cache miss (TTL expiry or admin-triggered cache clear), the guard fails open, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to overwrite the .env file with attacker-controlled database credentials, achieving full application takeover. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.31.4.0.
Title Post-Installation Re-entry via Cache-Dependent Install Guard Bypass in ci4ms
Weaknesses CWE-306
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: 2026-04-08T14:31:44.692Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-39393

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-08T15:16:14.210

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

Link: CVE-2026-39393

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Updated: 2026-04-08T19:39:18Z

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