Craft CmsApplication · Craftcms

CVE-2025-57811

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.16.6 / 5.8.7 or later.
See remediation →
78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. From versions 4.0.0-RC1 to 4.16.5 and 5.0.0-RC1 to 5.8.6, there is a potential remote code execution vulnerability via Twig SSTI (Server-Side Template Injection). This is a follow-up to CVE-2024-52293. This vulnerability has been patched in versions 4.16.6 and 5.8.7.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Craft CmsApplication
Affected:>= 4.1.0, < 4.16.6>= 5.1.0, < 5.8.7= 4.0.0= 5.0.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.16.6 / 5.8.7 or later
Fixed in 4.16.65.8.7
Vendor patch github.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to Craft CMS 4.16.6 (for 4.x users) or 5.8.7 (for 5.x users)

  1. 1. Identify the current Craft CMS version by checking the composer.json file or the Craft control panel (Utilities → System Info)
  2. 2. If using Craft CMS 4.x: upgrade to version 4.16.6 or later
  3. 3. If using Craft CMS 5.x: upgrade to version 5.8.7 or later
  4. 4. Run composer update in the project directory to fetch the fixed version
  5. 5. Run any pending database migrations after the upgrade
  6. 6. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version in the control panel
  7. 7. Test critical functionality to ensure the upgrade did not break existing features
Caveat Standard Craft CMS upgrade risks apply - always test on staging environment first; review plugin compatibility before upgrading

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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