GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-g7j6-fmwx-7vp8 CraftCMS's `ElementSearchController` Affected by Blind SQL Injection
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-31858
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- craftcms/cms
- Severity
- High
- CVSS 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
- Weaknesses
- CWE-89
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-11
Affected packages
• Packagist craftcms/cms: >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.9 → fixed in 5.9.9
Description
The `ElementSearchController::actionSearch()` endpoint is missing the `unset()` protection that
was added to ElementIndexesController in GHSA-2453-mppf-46cj.
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.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-31858 Craft is a content management system (CMS). vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command weakness
References
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-2453-mppf-46cj web
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-g7j6-fmwx-7vp8 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31858 advisory
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e1a3dd669ae31491b86ad996e88a1d30d33d9a42 web
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms package