RCE in Craftcms Cms
CVE-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 comprom…
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.047 (90.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Craftcms Cms — versions >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.5.5, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.13.8
- Craftcms Craft_cms — versions 4.0.0, 5.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-23209?
- CVE-2025-23209 is a high-severity vulnerability in Craftcms Cms, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2025-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2025-23209?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-23209 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2025-23209 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-02-20), indicating it is being actively exploited. 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.