GHSA-7wmf-pw8j-mc78 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.8) CWE-348 vulnerability in codeigniter4/framework. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-7wmf-pw8j-mc78 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
CodeIgniter: Spoofable forwarded HTTPS headers in IncomingRequest::isSecure()
Real-World Exposure
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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.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | codeigniter4/framework | all versions | 4.7.4 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for codeigniter4/framework. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update codeigniter4/framework to 4.7.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7wmf-pw8j-mc78 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-7wmf-pw8j-mc78 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-7wmf-pw8j-mc78. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-7wmf-pw8j-mc78 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-7wmf-pw8j-mc78 across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.