CVE-2025-54417

Craft contains a theoretical bypass for CVE-2025-23209

Published Aug 9, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 5.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-24040 Craft CMS has a theoretical bypass for CVE-2025-23209
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2vcf-qxv3-2mgw Craft CMS has a theoretical bypass for CVE-2025-23209
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Craftcms
Craftcms craft Cms
Vendors & Products Craftcms
Craftcms craft Cms
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Craft contains a theoretical bypass for CVE-2025-23209
Weaknesses CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 11, 2025, 1:38 PM
Reserved
Jul 21, 2025, 11:18 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 9, 2025, 2:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:40 AM