CVE-2025-68456
criticalCraft is a platform for creating digital experiences.
Vendor / product: Craftcms — craft cms
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
9.1
9.1 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-01-05 22:15
Modified: 2026-10-07 10:10
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
craftcms / craft_cms ≥3.0.0 <4.16.17, ≥5.0.1 <5.8.21, 5.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/f83d4e0c6b906743206b4747db4abf8164b8da39
References
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/5.x/CHANGELOG.md#5821---2025-12-04 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/f83d4e0c6b906743206b4747db4abf8164b8da39 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-v64r-7wg9-23pr security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-v64r-7wg9-23pr 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC · record ↗