# CVE-2018-20465: Craft CMS through 3.0.34 allows remote authenticated administrators to read sensitive information via server-side template injection, as dem

- Also known as: GHSA-J7FX-V37J-V3W7
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-12-25 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- craftcms/cms (Packagist): through 3.0.34

## Description

Craft CMS through 3.0.34 allows remote authenticated administrators to read sensitive information via server-side template injection, as demonstrated by a {% string for craft.app.config.DB.user and craft.app.config.DB.password in the URI Format of the Site Settings, which causes a cleartext username and password to be displayed in a URI field.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, craftcms/cms, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/phuctam/Server-Side-Template-Injection-in-CraftCMS-/issues/1
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/master/CHANGELOG-v3.md

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