ghsa-x684-96hh-833x
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-01-21 19:48
Modified
2025-10-22 19:27
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
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

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c 5.5.5"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "craftcms/cms"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "5.0.0-RC1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.5.8"
            }
          ],
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        }
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      },
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            {
              "introduced": "4.0.0-RC1"
            },
            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-23209"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-01-21T19:48:38Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-01-18T01:15:07Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "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",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-x684-96hh-833x"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23209"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "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"
}


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