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CVE-2023-40035 Details

Description

Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond. Bypassing the validatePath function can lead to potential remote code execution. This vulnerability can lead to malicious control of vulnerable systems and data exfiltrations. Although the vulnerability is exploitable only in the authenticated users, configuration with ALLOW_ADMIN_CHANGES=true, there is still a potential security threat (Remote Code Execution). This issue has been patched in version 4.4.15 and version 3.8.15.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.2 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.2 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/0bd33861abdc60c93209cff03eeee54504d3d3b5	CVE	Patch
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/3.8.15	CVE	Release Notes
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/4.4.15	CVE	Release Notes
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw	CVE	ExploitVendor Advisory
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/0bd33861abdc60c93209cff03eeee54504d3d3b5	[email protected]	Patch
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/3.8.15	[email protected]	Release Notes
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/4.4.15	[email protected]	Release Notes
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw	[email protected]	ExploitVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-74	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
craftcms craft cms	>= 3.0.0, < 3.8.15 >= 4.0.0, < 4.4.15 4.0.0 rc1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:rc1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2023	Initial Analysis	[email protected]