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CVE-2024-56145

Craft CMS Code Injection Vulnerability

KEVCRITICAL 9.3EPSS 97.4%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 23 June 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Craft is a flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond. Users of affected versions are affected by this vulnerability if their php.ini configuration has `register_argc_argv` enabled. For these users an unspecified remote code execution vector is present. Users are advised to update to version 3.9.14, 4.13.2, or 5.5.2. Users unable to upgrade should disable `register_argc_argv` to mitigate the issue.

CVSS 4.0
9.3 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
97.45% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 2 June 2025 · due 23 June 2025
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
craftcms/craft cms
Source
security-advisories@github.com

CISA notes

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-2p6p-9rc9-62j9 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56145

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.