Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
CodeIgniter Rest Server (chriskacerguis/codeigniter-restserver) versions before 2.7.2 are vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. The source gives few details about the attack conditions, but an XXE flaw can let an attacker read files or make server-side requests. Upgrade to version 2.7.2, which is the listed fix.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | Critical | 3.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub Advisory Database |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.016, the 76th percentile, on 12 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:32 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:32 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-cc7g-9pcj-7gwm
- OSV: GHSA-cc7g-9pcj-7gwm
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3907
- github.com/chriskacerguis/codeigniter-restserver/issues/461
- github.com/chriskacerguis/codeigniter-restserver/commit/852740e7c636e4f44b3a8e3afc15155795e22c9b
- github.com/chriskacerguis/codeigniter-restserver
- kb.hitcon.org/post/127839729207/codeigniter-rest-server-module-xxe-cve-2015-3907