Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2024-56145

cms Remote Code Execution

Craftcms / cms · >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.13.2

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Severity
CVSS 9.3 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
97.4%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-56145 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Craftcms cms. Craft is a flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond. Users of affected versions are affected...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Craftcms / cms >= 4.0.0-rc1, < 4.13.2.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Craft is a flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond

Craft is a flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond. Users of affected versions are affected by this vulnerability if their php.ini configuration has `register_argc_argv` enabled. For these users an unspecified remote code execution vector is present.

Users are advised to update to version 3.9.14, 4.13.2, or 5.5.2. Users unable to upgrade should disable `register_argc_argv` to mitigate the issue.

craftcms Affected
cms
>= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.13.2 >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.5.2 >= 3.0.0, < 3.9.14
Published
18 Dec 2024
Exploitation Reported
01 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

nuclei_scanner php cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 01 Jun 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 22 Dec 2024

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2026-06-01 10:30 UTC
CISA 2026-06-02 14:07 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/craftcms_ftp_template.rb 28 Apr 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-56145.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

9.3 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

97.4%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE-94

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v4.0 9.3 Critical

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

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

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

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Craft CMS - Remote Code Execution via Template Path Manipulation

nuclei · Created Unknown

craftcms_ftp_template

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2024-56145

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:07 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  2. 10:30 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. 15:02 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  4. 15:02 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  5. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  6. 20:37 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  7. 18:04 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

Pro API

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-56145",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.97405,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}