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Craft CMS 4.x < 4.13.8 / 5.x < 5.5.8 RCE (GHSA-x684-96hh-833x)

high Nessus Plugin ID 256693

Synopsis

The Craft CMS instance installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of Craft CMS installed on the remote host is 4.x prior to 4.13.8 or 5.x prior to 5.5.8. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability:

 - A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability 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.
 (CVE-2025-23209)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade Craft CMS to version 4.13.8, 5.5.8 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?be75bb19

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 256693

File Name: craftcms_CVE-2025-23209.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/27/2025

Updated: 8/27/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-23209

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:craftcms:craft_cms

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Craft CMS

Patch Publication Date: 1/18/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2025

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 2/20/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-23209