# CVE-2017-20178: Codiad process.php saveJSON information disclosure

- Also known as: GHSA-2Q79-56RQ-8V3C
- Severity: CVSS 3.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.8.1
- Published: 2023-02-21 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Codiad: 2.8.0
- codiad/codiad (Packagist): fixed in 2.8.1

## Description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability was found in Codiad 2.8.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function saveJSON of the file components/install/process.php. The manipulation of the argument data leads to information disclosure. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Upgrading to version 2.8.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 517119de673e62547ee472a730be0604f44342b5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-221498 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Codiad, codiad/codiad, upgrade to a fixed version (2.8.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.221498
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221498
- https://github.com/Codiad/Codiad/pull/974
- https://github.com/Codiad/Codiad/commit/517119de673e62547ee472a730be0604f44342b5
- https://github.com/Codiad/Codiad/releases/tag/v.2.8.1

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