CVE-2025-23209
Craft CMS Code Injection Vulnerability
Published Jan 17, 2025 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · craftcms craft cms
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.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 17, 2025 · Catalog
Detected
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. Us
Feb 20, 2025 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Mar 13, 2025 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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. Us
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date Mar 13, 2025
Affected
- cpe craftcms/craft cmsversion unspecified
- cpe craftcms/craft cms4.0.0
- cpe craftcms/craft cms5.0.0
- vendor Craft CMS Craft CMSversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2025-23209
Craft CMS contains a code injection vulnerability caused by improper validation of the database backup path, ultimately enabling remote code execution.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2025-23209
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2025-23209
30-day exploitation probability 21.8%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2025-23209
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
nvd.nist.gov