CVE-2025-68456

criticalpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.006 · 46 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.56% (46th) EPSS

CVSS 9.1 · critical

Is it mine?

7 products

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Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. In versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.20 and 3.0.0 through 4.16.16, unauthenticated users can trigger database backup operations via specific admin actions, potentially leading to resource exhaustion or information disclosure. Users should update to the patched versions (5.8.21 and 4.16.17) to mitigate the issue. Craft 3 users should update to the latest Craft 4 and 5 releases, which include the fixes.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 4.9–9.1

v3.19.1criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.2

v4.07highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:Psecondary · ENISA EU

v4.07highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · security-advisories@github.com

v4.04.9mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

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A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-770USprimaryCWE-202USCWE-202USCWE-770US

affected products (7)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

craftcms CMS3.0.0, → 4.16.17enisa_euvdEU
craftcms CMS5.0.0-RC1, → 5.8.21enisa_euvdEU
craftcms craft cms3.0.0 → 4.16.17nvdUScpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftcms craft cms= 5.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftcms craft cms5.0.1 → 5.8.21nvdUScpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Packagist craftcms/cms3.0.0 → 4.16.17osvUSpkg:composer/craftcms/cms
Packagist craftcms/cms5.0.0-RC1 → 5.8.21osvUSpkg:composer/craftcms/cms

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

GHSA-v64r-7wg9-23prUnauthenticated Craft CMS users can trigger a database backup2026-01-05ghsa · osvUS
Unauthenticated users can trigger database backup operations the `updater/backup` action, potentially leading to resource exhaustion or information disclosure. Users should update to the patched versions (5.8.21 and 4.16.17) to mitigate the issue. Craft 3 users should update to the latest Craft 4 and 5 releases, which include the fixes. References: https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/f83d4e0c6b906743206b4747db4abf8164b8da39 https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/5.x/CHANGELOG.md#5821---2025-12-04 ## Affected Endpoints - `POST /admin/actions/updater/backup` (unauthenticated) ## Vulnerability Details ### Root Cause All `updater/*` actions are explicitly configured with anonymous access: ```php // BaseUpdaterController.php protected array|bool|int $allowAnonymous = self::ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_LIVE | self::ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_OFFLINE; ``` ### Attack Vector 1. Send unauthenticated POST request to `/admin/actions/updater/backup` 2. Database backup executes with configured `backupCommand`

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-01-05modified 2026-06-17

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references (10)

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