GHSA-CRCQ-738G-PQVC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-25 20:42 – Updated: 2025-11-27 07:57
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Summary
Craft CMS Potential Remote Code Execution via Twig SSTI
Details

Note that users must have administrator access to the Craft Control Panel, and allowAdminChanges must be enabled for this to work, which is against Craft CMS' recommendations for any non-dev environment.

https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#set-allowAdminChanges-to-false-in-production

Note: This is a follow-up to GHSA-f3cw-hg6r-chfv

Users should update to the patched versions (4.16.6 and 5.8.7) to mitigate the issue.

Resources: https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/17612

Severity
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.16.5"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "craftcms/cms"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.0.0-RC1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.16.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
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      },
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        "name": "craftcms/cms"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
              "introduced": "5.0.0-RC1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.8.7"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-57811"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1336",
      "CWE-22",
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-08-25T20:42:45Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-08-25T18:15:31Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Note that users must have administrator access to the Craft Control Panel, and [allowAdminChanges](https://craftcms.com/docs/5.x/reference/config/general.html#allowadminchanges) must be enabled for this to work, which is against Craft CMS\u0027 recommendations for any non-dev environment.\n\nhttps://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#set-allowAdminChanges-to-false-in-production\n\nNote: This is a follow-up to [GHSA-f3cw-hg6r-chfv](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-f3cw-hg6r-chfv)\n\nUsers should update to the patched versions (4.16.6 and 5.8.7) to mitigate the issue.\n\nResources: https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/17612",
  "id": "GHSA-crcq-738g-pqvc",
  "modified": "2025-11-27T07:57:45Z",
  "published": "2025-08-25T20:42:45Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-crcq-738g-pqvc"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-f3cw-hg6r-chfv"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57811"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/17612"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e77f8a287dcdda41f1724f525d03542f18566cbc"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Craft CMS Potential Remote Code Execution via Twig SSTI"
}


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