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CVE-2025-23209 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  8.1 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  GitHub, Inc.
Base Score:  8.0 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secret Product 
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603 Patch 
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-x684-96hh-833x Vendor Advisory 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Craft CMS Code Injection Vulnerability 02/20/2025 03/13/2025 Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') GitHub, Inc.  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		From (excluding)
4.0.0		Up to (excluding)
4.13.8
 cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:5.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		From (excluding)
5.0.0		Up to (excluding)
5.5.8

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-23209
NVD Published Date:
01/17/2025
NVD Last Modified:
02/21/2025
Source:
GitHub, Inc.