{"id":"GHSA-x684-96hh-833x","summary":"Craft CMS has a potential RCE with a compromised security key","details":"### Impact\n\nThis is an RCE vulnerability that affects Craft 4 and 5 installs where your security key has already been compromised.\n\nhttps://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secret\n\nAnyone running an unpatched version of Craft with a compromised security key is affected.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis has been patched in Craft 5.5.8 and 4.13.8.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nIf you can't update to a patched version, then rotating your security key and ensuring its privacy will help to migitgate the issue.\n\n### References\n\nhttps://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603","aliases":["CVE-2025-23209"],"modified":"2025-10-22T19:34:55.867497Z","published":"2025-01-21T19:48:38Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed_at":"2025-01-21T19:48:38Z","nvd_published_at":"2025-01-18T01:15:07Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-94"],"severity":"HIGH","github_reviewed":true},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-x684-96hh-833x"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23209"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secret"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/craftcms/cms"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-23209"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"craftcms/cms","ecosystem":"Packagist","purl":"pkg:composer/craftcms/cms"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.0.0-RC1"},{"fixed":"5.5.8"}]}],"versions":["5.0.0","5.0.0-RC1","5.0.1","5.0.2","5.0.3","5.0.4","5.0.5","5.0.6","5.1.0","5.1.1","5.1.10","5.1.2","5.1.3","5.1.4","5.1.5","5.1.6","5.1.7","5.1.8","5.1.9","5.2.0","5.2.0-beta.1","5.2.0-beta.2","5.2.0-beta.3","5.2.0-beta.4","5.2.0-beta.5","5.2.0-beta.6","5.2.1","5.2.10","5.2.2","5.2.3","5.2.4","5.2.4.1","5.2.5","5.2.6","5.2.7","5.2.8","5.2.9","5.3.0","5.3.0-beta.1","5.3.0-beta.2","5.3.0.1","5.3.0.2","5.3.0.3","5.3.1","5.3.2","5.3.3","5.3.4","5.3.5","5.3.6","5.4.0","5.4.0.1","5.4.1","5.4.10","5.4.10.1","5.4.2","5.4.3","5.4.4","5.4.5","5.4.5.1","5.4.6","5.4.7","5.4.7.1","5.4.8","5.4.9","5.5.0","5.5.0.1","5.5.1","5.5.1.1","5.5.2","5.5.3","5.5.4","5.5.5","5.5.6","5.5.6.1","5.5.7"],"database_specific":{"last_known_affected_version_range":"\u003c 5.5.5","source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/01/GHSA-x684-96hh-833x/GHSA-x684-96hh-833x.json"}},{"package":{"name":"craftcms/cms","ecosystem":"Packagist","purl":"pkg:composer/craftcms/cms"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"4.0.0-RC1"},{"fixed":"4.13.8"}]}],"versions":["4.0.0","4.0.0-RC1","4.0.0-RC2","4.0.0-RC3","4.0.0.1","4.0.1","4.0.2","4.0.3","4.0.4","4.0.5","4.0.5.1","4.0.5.2","4.0.6","4.1.0","4.1.0.1","4.1.0.2","4.1.1","4.1.2","4.1.3","4.1.4","4.1.4.1","4.10.0","4.10.0-beta.1","4.10.0-beta.2","4.10.1","4.10.2","4.10.3","4.10.4","4.10.5","4.10.6","4.10.7","4.10.8","4.11.0","4.11.0.1","4.11.0.2","4.11.1","4.11.2","4.11.3","4.11.4","4.11.5","4.12.0","4.12.1","4.12.2","4.12.3","4.12.4","4.12.4.1","4.12.5","4.12.6","4.12.6.1","4.12.7","4.12.8","4.12.9","4.13.0","4.13.1","4.13.1.1","4.13.2","4.13.3","4.13.4","4.13.5","4.13.6","4.13.7","4.2.0","4.2.0.1","4.2.0.2","4.2.1","4.2.1.1","4.2.2","4.2.3","4.2.4","4.2.5","4.2.5.1","4.2.5.2","4.2.6","4.2.7","4.2.8","4.3.0","4.3.1","4.3.10","4.3.11","4.3.2","4.3.2.1","4.3.3","4.3.4","4.3.5","4.3.6","4.3.6.1","4.3.7","4.3.7.1","4.3.8","4.3.8.1","4.3.8.2","4.3.9","4.4.0","4.4.0-beta.1","4.4.0-beta.2","4.4.0-beta.3","4.4.0-beta.4","4.4.0-beta.5","4.4.0-beta.6","4.4.0-beta.7","4.4.1","4.4.10","4.4.10.1","4.4.11","4.4.12","4.4.13","4.4.14","4.4.15","4.4.16","4.4.16.1","4.4.17","4.4.2","4.4.3","4.4.4","4.4.5","4.4.6","4.4.6.1","4.4.7","4.4.7.1","4.4.8","4.4.9","4.5.0","4.5.0-beta.1","4.5.0-beta.2","4.5.1","4.5.10","4.5.11","4.5.11.1","4.5.12","4.5.13","4.5.14","4.5.15","4.5.2","4.5.3","4.5.4","4.5.5","4.5.6","4.5.6.1","4.5.7","4.5.8","4.5.9","4.6.0","4.6.0-RC1","4.6.1","4.7.0","4.7.1","4.7.2","4.7.2.1","4.7.3","4.7.4","4.8.0","4.8.1","4.8.10","4.8.11","4.8.2","4.8.3","4.8.4","4.8.5","4.8.6","4.8.7","4.8.8","4.8.9","4.9.0","4.9.1","4.9.2","4.9.3","4.9.4","4.9.5","4.9.6","4.9.7"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/01/GHSA-x684-96hh-833x/GHSA-x684-96hh-833x.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H"}]}