CVE-2025-23209
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-01-18 00:32
Modified
2025-02-21 04:56
Severity ?
8.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Craft is a flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond. This is an remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that affects Craft 4 and 5 installs where your security key has already been compromised. Anyone running an unpatched version of Craft with a compromised security key is affected. This vulnerability has been patched in Craft 5.5.8 and 4.13.8. Users who cannot update to a patched version, should rotate their security keys and ensure their privacy to help migitgate the issue.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secretProduct
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603Patch
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-x684-96hh-833xVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
craftcms cms Version: >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.5.5
Version: >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.13.8
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
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Date added: 2025-02-20

Due date: 2025-03-13

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-x684-96hh-833x ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23209

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