CVE-2025-23209
unknown
KEV
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.5
Description
Craft CMS contains a code injection vulnerability caused by improper validation of the database backup path, ultimately enabling remote code execution.
CISA KEV
- Vendor
- Craft CMS
- Product
- Craft CMS
- Due date
- 2025-03-13
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
99%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | craftcms/cms | >=5.0.0-RC1,<5.5.8 | 5.5.8 |
| Packagist | craftcms/cms | >=4.0.0-RC1,<4.13.8 | 4.13.8 |
References
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-x684-96hh-833x
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23209
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603
- https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secret
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-23209
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-x684-96hh-833x ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23209
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.