GHSA-hhmc-q9hp-r662
CodeIgniter: Path traversal in UploadedFile::move() when using client-provided filenames
Quick fix
GHSA-hhmc-q9hp-r662 — codeigniter4/framework: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
composer require codeigniter4/framework:^4.7.4 Details
### Impact In affected versions, calling `UploadedFile::move()` **without a second argument** uses the client-provided filename without sanitization. Depending on the destination path and server configuration, an attacker can supply a filename containing path traversal sequences (e.g. `../../public/shell.php`) to write uploaded content outside the intended upload directory.
The patch sanitizes this default (no-argument) path.
**Note:** The patch only sanitizes the filename when no second argument is passed. If your application **explicitly** passes a client-provided name as the second argument, you remain responsible for sanitizing it - the patch does not (and cannot) sanitize a caller-supplied filename: ```php // Unsafe - even after upgrading: $file->move(WRITEPATH . 'uploads', $file->getName()); $file->move(WRITEPATH . 'uploads', $file->getClientName()); ```
### Patches Upgrade to v4.7.4 or later.
### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade immediately, use a generated filename or sanitize the client filename before passing it to `move()`.
Use a generated filename: ```php $file->move(WRITEPATH . 'uploads', $file->getRandomName()); ``` Or sanitize the client filename before passing it to `move()`: ```php helper('security');
$name = sanitize_filename($file->getClientName()); $file->move(WRITEPATH . 'uploads', $name); ```
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Affected packages
0 Fixed in: 4.7.4 composer require codeigniter4/framework:^4.7.4 References
- https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-hhmc-q9hp-r662 [WEB]
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63222 [ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/20ebcf4694d96d3c97fbc3938e360730e4f54618 [WEB]
- https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4 [PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/releases/tag/v4.7.4 [WEB]