CVE-2024-56145 — Vulnerability in craftcms/cms — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Actively Exploited

Craft CMS has potential RCE when PHP `register_argc_argv` config setting is enabled

Published December 18, 2024Updated October 22, 2025Source: osv

What Should I Do?

Patch Immediately

This vulnerability is confirmed under active exploitation (CISA KEV). Patch within 24-48 hours if possible.

Summary

### Impact You are affected if your php.ini configuration has `register_argc_argv` enabled. ### Patches Update to 3.9.14, 4.13.2, or 5.5.2. ### Workarounds If you can't upgrade yet, and `register_argc_argv` is enabled, you can disable it to mitigate the issue.

Advisory Timeline

First published December 18, 2024 (663 days ago).
Last revised October 22, 2025 — 308 days after initial publication.
Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog 165 days after publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Composer

Update craftcms/cms to 3.9.14 or later

composer require "craftcms/cms:^3.9.14"

Composer

Update craftcms/cms to 5.5.2 or later

composer require "craftcms/cms:^5.5.2"

Composer

Update craftcms/cms to 4.13.2 or later

composer require "craftcms/cms:^4.13.2"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (3)

Affects 1 ecosystem: packagist (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
craftcms/cms	packagist	3.0.0, 3.0.0.1, 3.0.0.2, 3.0.1 (+431 more)	3.9.14
craftcms/cms	packagist	5.0.0, 5.0.0-RC1, 5.0.1, 5.0.2 (+64 more)	5.5.2
craftcms/cms	packagist	4.0.0, 4.0.0-RC1, 4.0.0-RC2, 4.0.0-RC3 (+160 more)	4.13.2

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-78
OS Command InjectionMITRE
CWE-94
Code InjectionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-56145?: Craft CMS has potential RCE when PHP `register_argc_argv` config setting is enabled This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-56145?: CVE-2024-56145 affects craftcms/cms. This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it is being actively exploited in the wild. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-56145 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild.

Added to KEV catalog: June 2, 2025

Remediation deadline: June 23, 2025

Also Known As

GHSA-2p6p-9rc9-62j9

Related CVEs

CVE-2024-37843
CRITICAL
Craft CMS SQL injection vulnerability via the GraphQL API endpoint
CVE-2026-28697
CRITICAL
Craft CMS Vulnerable to Authenticated RCE via "craft.app.fs.write()" in Twig Templates
CVE-2026-72780
CRITICAL
Craft CMS: Passkey login accepts replayed WebAuthn assertions
CVE-2019-15929
CRITICAL
Craft CMS possibility of brute force attempts
CVE-2026-29069
HIGH
Craft CMS has unauthenticated activation email trigger with potential user enumeration
CVE-2026-25497
HIGH
Craft CMS: GraphQL Asset Mutation Privilege Escalation
CVE-2026-31858
HIGH
CraftCMS's `ElementSearchController` Affected by Blind SQL Injection
CVE-2025-68456
HIGH
Unauthenticated Craft CMS users can trigger a database backup

Check if you're affected

Scan your dependencies to see if this vulnerability affects your projects.

Scan Your Dependencies