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CVE-2025-23209
craftcms cms — Potential RCE with a compromised security key in craft/cms
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N H L R C H H H 8.1 .2178 97.6 YES
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
cms >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.5.5 – —
TIMELINE
Jan 13 Reserved by GitHub_M
Jan 18 Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
Feb 20 Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2025-03-13
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| January 13, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by GitHub_M |
| January 18, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: GitHub_M) |
| February 20, 2025 | KEV ADDED | Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2025-03-13 |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| craftcms | cms | — | >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.5.5 | — |
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