# CVE-2026-31858: CraftCMS's \`ElementSearchController\` Affected by Blind SQL Injection

- Also known as: GHSA-G7J6-FMWX-7VP8
- 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=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.9.9
- Published: 2026-03-11 · Updated: 2026-03-12

## Affected

- craftcms cms: from 5.0.0-RC1, through 5.9.8
- craftcms/cms (Packagist): from 5.0.0-RC1, fixed in 5.9.9

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on craftcms cms, craftcms/cms, upgrade to a fixed version (5.9.9) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-g7j6-fmwx-7vp8
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e1a3dd669ae31491b86ad996e88a1d30d33d9a42

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