CVE-2023-48707: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in HMAC SHA256 Authentication

medium Affects codeigniter4/shield. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-11-23; advisory modified 2026-09-10.

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in HMAC SHA256 Authentication

Package: codeigniter4/shield Composer
Affected versions: <1.0.0-beta.8
Fixed in: 1.0.0-beta.8
Severity: medium CVSS 5.0
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (20.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-11-23
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-312

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