Craft CMS up to 4.16.16/5.8.20 User Profile Photo information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Craft CMS up to 4.16.16/5.8.20. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component User Profile Photo Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-68436. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Craft CMS up to 4.16.16/5.8.20. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component User Profile Photo Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. In versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.20 and 4.0.0-RC1 through 4.16.16, authenticated users on a Craft installation could potentially expose sensitive assets via their user profile photo via maliciously crafted requests. Users should update to the patched versions (5.8.21 and 4.16.17) to mitigate the issue.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-68436 since 12/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.16.17 or 5.8.21 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 4bcb0db554e273b66ce3b75263a13414c2368fc9 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-0846). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 4.16.17/5.8.21
Patch: 4bcb0db554e273b66ce3b75263a13414c2368fc9

Timelineinfo

12/17/2025 CVE reserved
01/06/2026 +20 days Advisory disclosed
01/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/13/2026 +7 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-53vf-c43h-j2x9
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-68436 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-68436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-339617
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/06/2026 03:03
Updated: 01/13/2026 04:35
Changes: 01/06/2026 03:03 (72), 01/06/2026 03:55 (1), 01/06/2026 04:47 (1), 01/13/2026 04:35 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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