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Vulnerability details: VCID-a9bc-cgqq-jkfh
Vulnerability ID VCID-a9bc-cgqq-jkfh
Aliases CVE-2023-40035
GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00308 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40035
epss 0.00308 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40035
epss 0.00308 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40035
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw
cvssv3.1 7.2 https://github.com/craftcms/cms
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/craftcms/cms
cvssv3.1 7.2 https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/0bd33861abdc60c93209cff03eeee54504d3d3b5
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/0bd33861abdc60c93209cff03eeee54504d3d3b5
ssvc Track* https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/0bd33861abdc60c93209cff03eeee54504d3d3b5
cvssv3.1 7.2 https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/3.8.15
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/3.8.15
ssvc Track* https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/3.8.15
cvssv3.1 7.2 https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/4.4.15
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/4.4.15
ssvc Track* https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/4.4.15
cvssv3.1 7.2 https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw
ssvc Track* https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw
cvssv3.1 7.2 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40035
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40035
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40035
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40035
0bd33861abdc60c93209cff03eeee54504d3d3b5 https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/0bd33861abdc60c93209cff03eeee54504d3d3b5
3.8.15 https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/3.8.15
4.4.15 https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/4.4.15
GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw
GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/craftcms/cms
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/0bd33861abdc60c93209cff03eeee54504d3d3b5
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-10-02T20:33:49Z/ Found at https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/0bd33861abdc60c93209cff03eeee54504d3d3b5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/3.8.15
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-10-02T20:33:49Z/ Found at https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/3.8.15
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/4.4.15
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-10-02T20:33:49Z/ Found at https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/4.4.15
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-10-02T20:33:49Z/ Found at https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-44wr-rmwq-3phw
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40035
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.5439
EPSS Score 0.00308
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T17:29:46.751669+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40035.json 38.6.0