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GHSA-X684-96HH-833X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-21 19:48 – Updated: 2025-10-22 19:27

Summary

Craft CMS has a potential RCE with a compromised security key

Details

Impact

This is an RCE vulnerability that affects Craft 4 and 5 installs where your security key has already been compromised.

https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secret

Anyone running an unpatched version of Craft with a compromised security key is affected.

Patches

This has been patched in Craft 5.5.8 and 4.13.8.

Workarounds

If you can't update to a patched version, then rotating your security key and ensuring its privacy will help to migitgate the issue.

References

https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603

Severity

8.0 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H

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    "severity": "HIGH"
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  "details": "### Impact\n\nThis is an RCE vulnerability that affects Craft 4 and 5 installs where your security key has already been compromised.\n\nhttps://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secret\n\nAnyone running an unpatched version of Craft with a compromised security key is affected.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis has been patched in Craft 5.5.8 and 4.13.8.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nIf you can\u0027t update to a patched version, then rotating your security key and ensuring its privacy will help to migitgate the issue.\n\n### References\n\nhttps://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603",
  "id": "GHSA-x684-96hh-833x",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T19:27:25Z",
  "published": "2025-01-21T19:48:38Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secret"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-23209"
    }
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Craft CMS has a potential RCE with a compromised security key"
}

CVE-2025-23209 (GCVE-0-2025-23209)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-18 00:32 – Updated: 2026-02-26 19:09

Title

Potential RCE with a compromised security key in craft/cms

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.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-21 04:56 UTC

CWE

CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisori…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c…	x_refsource_MISC
https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craf…	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit…	government-resource

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
craftcms	cms	Affected: >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.5.5 Affected: >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.13.8

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CVE-2025-23209 (GCVE-0-2025-23209)

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