Is CVE-2025-23209 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-23209 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-24.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-23209?

CVE-2025-23209 has a CVSS score of 8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2025-23209?

Patch guidance is available from craftcms security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-23209.

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Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2025-23209?

8 products: craftcms craft cms, craftcms craft cms, craftcms craft cms, craftcms craft cms, craftcms craft cms, and 3 more.

Description

Craft is a flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond. This is an remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that 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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: low
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-94 · Code Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CRAFTCMS
Published: 1/18/2025
Last Modified: 10/24/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

craftcms : craft_cmscraftcms : craft_cmscraftcms : craft_cmscraftcms : craft_cmscraftcms : craft_cmscraftcms : craft_cmscraftcms : craft_cmscraftcms : craft_cms

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD