Craft CMS up to 4.13.7/5.5.4 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Craft CMS up to 4.13.7/5.5.4. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-23209. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Craft CMS up to 4.13.7/5.5.4. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-23209 since 01/13/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

It is declared as attacked. This issue was added on 02/20/2025 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 03/13/2025:

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

Upgrading to version 4.13.8 or 5.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Attacked

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 4.13.8/5.5.5
Patch: e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-x684-96hh-833x
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-23209 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23209
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-292500
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/18/2025 08:01
Updated: 02/22/2025 02:39
Changes: 01/18/2025 08:01 (67), 02/21/2025 01:25 (13), 02/21/2025 08:57 (1), 02/21/2025 18:42 (11), 02/22/2025 02:39 (1)
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