Impact

This is an additional fix for https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-4w8r-3xrw-v25g

This is a high-impact, low-complexity attack vector. To mitigate the issue, users running Craft installations before the fixed versions are encouraged to update to at least that version.

Details

https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/craft-cms-cve-2025-32432

References

https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e1c85441fa47eeb7c688c2053f25419bc0547b47

https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/3.x/CHANGELOG.md#3915---2025-04-10-critical https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/4.x/CHANGELOG.md#41415---2025-04-10-critical https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/5.x/CHANGELOG.md#5617---2025-04-10-critical

https://sensepost.com/blog/2025/investigating-an-in-the-wild-campaign-using-rce-in-craftcms/

Credits

Credit to Orange Cyberdefense for discovering a reporting this bug.

Impact

This is an RCE vulnerability that affects Craft 4 and 5 installs where your security key has already been compromised.

https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secret

Anyone running an unpatched version of Craft with a compromised security key is affected.

Patches

This has been patched in Craft 5.5.8 and 4.13.8.

Workarounds

If you can't update to a patched version, then rotating your security key and ensuring its privacy will help to migitgate the issue.

References

https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603