CVE-2026-123488
Critical9.3Craft CMS 4.0.0 before 4.18.9 SQL Injection via Element Search Endpointtitle from the CVE record
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.
- CVSS
- 9.3v4.0
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 1.9%80th pct
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
EPSS trendFIRST daily scores, last 90 days
Daily values
| Score date | EPSS | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 | 1.9% | 79.6% |
| 2026-11-11 | 0.5% | 41.6% |
| 2026-11-10 | 0.5% | 41.4% |
| 2026-11-09 | 0.5% | 41.4% |
| 2026-11-08 | 0.5% | 41.4% |
| 2026-11-07 | 0.5% | 41.3% |
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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Why it happened and what stops it
How attackers use it (ATT&CK)
Typical for this kind of weakness across CISA KEV exploits (CTID), not specific to this CVE.
How it's exploited
What the attacker gets
Controls that mitigate it (NIST SP 800-53)
- SI-3Malicious Code ProtectionSystem and Information Integrity · mitigates 8 of these techniques
- SI-4System MonitoringSystem and Information Integrity · mitigates 8 of these techniques
- AC-6Least PrivilegeAccess Control · mitigates 7 of these techniques
- AC-2Account ManagementAccess Control · mitigates 6 of these techniques
- AC-3Access EnforcementAccess Control · mitigates 6 of these techniques
- CM-6Configuration SettingsConfiguration Management · mitigates 6 of these techniques