CVE-2025-54417

Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. Versions 4.13.8 through 4.16.2 and 5.5.8 through 5.8.3 contain a vulnerability that can bypass CVE-2025-23209: "Craft CMS has a potential RCE with a compromised security key". To exploit this vulnerability, the project must meet these requirements: have a compromised security key and create an arbitrary file in Craft's /storage/backups folder. With those criteria in place, attackers could create a specific, malicious request to the /updater/restore-db endpoint and execute CLI commands remotely. This issue is fixed in versions 4.16.3 and 5.8.4.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/a19d46be78a9ca1ea474012a10e97bed0d787f57	Patch
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-2vcf-qxv3-2mgw	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-08-09 02:15

Updated : 2025-09-02 19:23

NVD link : CVE-2025-54417

Mitre link : CVE-2025-54417

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-54417

JSON object : View

Products Affected

craftcms

craft_cms

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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