CVE-2025-23209

high-risk
Published 2025-01-18

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.

Do I need to act?

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18.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 82% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.0/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (7)

Affected Vendors

Craftcms

References (4)

Product https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secret
Patch https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603
Vendor Advisory https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-x684-96hh-833x
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate