high8.8
CVE-2025-54417
Craft CMS has a theoretical bypass for CVE-2025-23209
Impact
**Pre-requisites:** * Have a compromised security key (https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secret) * Somehow, manage to create an arbitrary file in Craft’s `/storage/backups` folder. With those two pieces in place, you could create a specific, malicious request to the `/updater/restore-db` endpoint to execute CLI commands remotely. Fixed in https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/a19d46be78a9ca1ea474012a10e97bed0d787f57 ----- Reported by Marco O. (segfault)
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| composer | craftcms/cms | >= 4.13.8, < 4.16.3 | 4.16.3 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Craftcms | Craft Cms | from 4.13.8 before 4.16.3 from 5.5.8 before 5.8.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/a19d46be78a9ca1ea474012a10e97bed0d787f57
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-2vcf-qxv3-2mgw
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2vcf-qxv3-2mgw
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23209
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54417