# CVE-2026-25495: Craft has a SQL Injection in Element Indexes via criteria\[orderBy\]

- Also known as: GHSA-2453-MPPF-46CJ
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.8.22, 4.16.18
- Published: 2026-02-09 · Updated: 2026-02-10

## Affected

- craftcms cms: from 5.0.0-RC1, fixed in 5.8.22; from 4.0.0-RC1, fixed in 4.16.18
- craftcms/cms (Packagist): from 5.0.0-RC1, fixed in 5.8.22
- craftcms/cms (Packagist): from 4.0.0-RC1, fixed in 4.16.18

## Description

Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. In Craft versions 4.0.0-RC1 through 4.16.17 and 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.21, the element-indexes/get-elements endpoint is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the criteria[orderBy] parameter (JSON body). The application fails to sanitize this input before using it in the database query. An attacker with Control Panel access can inject arbitrary SQL into the ORDER BY clause by omitting viewState[order] (or setting both to the same payload). This issue is patched in versions 4.16.18 and 5.8.22.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on craftcms cms, craftcms/cms, upgrade to a fixed version (5.8.22, 4.16.18) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-2453-mppf-46cj
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/96c60d775c644ff0a0276da52fe29e11d4cd38d2
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/5.8.22

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