[ CVE-2025-23209 · Published 18 Jan 2025 ]
Craft CMS Code Injection Vulnerability
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2025-02-20
- EPSS: 22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 98% of CVEs)
[ Description ]Official description
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.
CISA: Craft CMS contains a code injection vulnerability caused by improper validation of the database backup path, ultimately enabling remote code execution.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
CISA required action (US federal deadline 13 Mar 2025): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Patch on github.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD