Incorrect Authorization Affecting craftcms/cms package, versions >=4.0.0-RC1, <4.16.17>=5.0.0-RC1, <5.8.21


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-CRAFTCMSCMS-14873399
  • published13 Jan 2026
  • disclosed5 Jan 2026
  • creditZ3rco

Introduced: 5 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-68436  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade craftcms/cms to version 4.16.17, 5.8.21 or higher.

Overview

craftcms/cms is a content management system.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization due to unchecked asset relocation in user profile photos.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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version 3.1