FrappeApplication

CVE-2025-68929

CRITICAL · 9.0 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-29
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 14.99.6 / 15.88.1 or later.
See remediation →
94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable

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
Frappe is a full-stack web application framework. Prior to versions 14.99.6 and 15.88.1, an authenticated user with specific permissions could be tricked into accessing a specially crafted link. This could lead to a malicious template being executed on the server, resulting in remote code execution. Versions 14.99.6 and 15.88.1 fix the issue. No known workarounds are available.

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 · high confidence

Frappe framework versions prior to 14.99.6 and 15.88.1 contain a Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability. An authenticated user with specific permissions can be tricked via a specially crafted link into triggering malicious template execution, leading to arbitrary remote code execution on the server.

MitigationUpgrade Frappe to version 14.99.6 or 15.88.1 (or later) to patch the template injection vulnerability. No workarounds are available.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
FrappeApplication
Affected:< 14.99.6>= 15.0.0, < 15.88.1

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
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Frappe installation
    Locate the Frappe framework installation directory, typically found at /home/frappe/frappe-bench or check for frappe executable in PATH using 'which frappe' or 'frappe --version'
    Affected if Frappe framework is not installed on the system
  2. Determine installed Frappe version
    Run 'bench version' from the Frappe bench directory, or check the version file in the Frappe installation (e.g., cat apps/frappe/frappe/__init__.py | grep __version__')
    Affected if The installed version cannot be determined or the command fails
  3. Compare version against affected ranges
    Check if version is less than 14.99.6 for the 14.x branch, or greater than or equal to 15.0.0 but less than 15.88.1
    Affected if Installed version falls within < 14.99.6 or >= 15.0.0, < 15.88.1
  4. Verify authentication is enabled
    Confirm that Frappe's user authentication system is active by checking the site configuration file (sites/{sitename}/site_config.json) for 'db_name' and 'admin_password' or by accessing the login page
    Affected if User authentication is enabled (which is default) - the vulnerability requires an authenticated user to trigger it

A system is affected if Frappe framework is installed and the installed version falls below 14.99.6 or between 15.0.0 and 15.88.1, with user authentication enabled.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 14.99.6 / 15.88.1 or later
Fixed in 14.99.615.88.1
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Frappe to version 14.99.6 or 15.88.1 (or later) to patch the template injection vulnerability. No workarounds are available.

Recommended fix High confidence

14.99.6+ for 14.x branch, or 15.88.1+ for 15.x branch

  1. Identify the currently running Frappe version using `bench version` or checking your requirements.txt
  2. For Frappe 14.x branch: Upgrade to version 14.99.6 or later by running `bench switch-to-branch version-14` followed by `bench update --patch`
  3. For Frappe 15.x branch: Upgrade to version 15.88.1 or later by running `bench switch-to-branch version-15` followed by `bench update --patch`
  4. After upgrade, verify the new version is installed using `bench version`
  5. Restart all Frappe/ERPNext services to ensure the patched code is loaded: `bench restart`
Caveat No specific breaking changes mentioned in advisory; standard version upgrade precautions apply (backup data, test in staging first)

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

Fix this in Frappe Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
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