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CVE-2026-123488

Craft CMS 4.0.0 before 4.18.9 SQL Injection via Element Search Endpoint

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Severity and exploitation

Not in CISA KEV

KEV coverage does not rule out exploitation.

KEV checked 08/11/2026, 02:55:30 UTC
VulnCheck · CVSS:4.0 · 9.3
Assessment vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
VulnCheck · CVSS:3.1 · 9.8
Assessment vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Severity

critical9.8

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Known exploitation

Not listed in the checked CISA KEV catalog

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Public exploit

Not established by this record

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Remediation

Fix status not established

No structured fix or guidance is available here. Check the latest publisher advisory.

What this means

Craft CMS versions 4.0.0 before 4.18.9 and 5.0.0 before 5.11.2 have a SQL injection vulnerability via the element search endpoint. An attacker can exploit this weakness without authentication. The impact may include reading and writing the database.

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

Attack conditions

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Affected versions

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craftcms · VulnCheck

cms

2 ranges
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affected

4.0.0 → before 4.18.9

semver versions

unaffected

4.18.9

semver versions

unknown

Other versions: unaffected

craftcms · VulnCheck

cms

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affected

5.0.0 → before 5.11.2

semver versions

unaffected

5.11.2

semver versions

unknown

Other versions: unaffected

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What to do

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Public exploit evidence

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Original source description

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Craft CMS 4.0.0 before 4.18.9 and 5.0.0 before 5.11.2 contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the element search endpoint because the attribute parameter is concatenated into the query unsanitized and emulated PDO prepares allow stacked statements. Remote attackers can read and write the database, setting the admin flag or overwriting password hashes in the users table to gain administrator access.

References

2 sources
craftcms/cms · security/advisories/GHSA-qcvp-ggx3-97r6
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www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-4.0.0-before-4.18.9-sql-injection-via-element-search-endpoint
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Evidence available

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Original records

CVE-2026-123488

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Underlying weaknesses

The source’s classification of what caused the vulnerability.

CWE-89 ↗

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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Environment requirements

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VulnCheck · platform conditions

Any condition may hold

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 4.0.0

Before: 4.18.9

Any condition may hold

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.0.0

Before: 5.11.2

Original applicability statements
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Contributing organizations · 1
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Assigning organization

2026-11-06

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