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CVE-2026-31858

CraftCMS's `ElementSearchController` Affected by Blind SQL Injection

Published: Mar 11, 2026Updated: Mar 17, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-89
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 73.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Craft is a content management system (CMS). The ElementSearchController::actionSearch() endpoint is missing the unset() protection that was added to ElementIndexesController in CVE-2026-25495. The exact same SQL injection vulnerability (including criteria[orderBy], the original advisory vector) works on this controller because the fix was never applied to it. Any authenticated control panel user (no admin required) can inject arbitrary SQL via criteria[where], criteria[orderBy], or other query properties, and extract the full database contents via boolean-based blind injection. Users should update to the patched 5.9.9 release to mitigate the issue.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-89

Affected Products

cmscraftcmsWeb & CMS Plugins
craft cmscraftcmsWeb & CMS Plugins
craftcms/cmsPackagistOSS Libraries
craftcmscommercialNZWeb & CMS Plugins
packagistpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-g7j6-fmwx-7vp8
github.com
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e1a3dd669ae31491b86ad996e88a1d30d33d9a42
github.com
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-2453-mppf-46cj
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Timeline

Published
Mar 11, 2026
Last Updated
Mar 17, 2026

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