CYBERSECURITY ALERT: CMS SOFTENED VULNERABILITY PUTS USER DATA AT RISK
The US Government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a new bug in Craft CMS versions 4 and 5 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, ringing the alarm for abuse in the wild. The vulnerability is a remote code execution (RCE) flaw that allows threat actors to decrypt sensitive data, generate fake authentication tokens, or run malicious code from a distance. The deadline to patch the CMS is March 13, 2025.
- This vulnerability highlights the importance of keeping software up-to-date and secure, as even seemingly minor flaws can have significant consequences for user data.
- What measures will developers and content creators take to prevent similar vulnerabilities in future versions of Craft CMS, and how can users protect themselves against exploitation?