GHSA-G7J6-FMWX-7VP8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-11 00:27 – Updated: 2026-03-11 20:45
VLAI
Summary
CraftCMS's `ElementSearchController` Affected by Blind SQL Injection
Details

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.

Severity
8.7 (High)
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
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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 5.9.8"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "craftcms/cms"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "5.0.0-RC1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.9.9"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-31858"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-89"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-11T00:27:23Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-11T18:16:24Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The `ElementSearchController::actionSearch()` endpoint is missing the `unset()` protection that\nwas added to ElementIndexesController in [GHSA-2453-mppf-46cj](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-2453-mppf-46cj).\n\nThe exact same SQL injection vulnerability (including `criteria[orderBy]`, the original advisory vector) works on this controller because the fix was never applied to it.\n\nAny authenticated control panel user (no admin required) can inject arbitrary SQL via `criteria[where]`,\n`criteria[orderBy]`, or other query properties, and extract the full database contents via boolean-based blind injection.\n\nUsers should update to the patched 5.9.9 release to mitigate the issue.",
  "id": "GHSA-g7j6-fmwx-7vp8",
  "modified": "2026-03-11T20:45:01Z",
  "published": "2026-03-11T00:27:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-2453-mppf-46cj"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-g7j6-fmwx-7vp8"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31858"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e1a3dd669ae31491b86ad996e88a1d30d33d9a42"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "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",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "CraftCMS\u0027s `ElementSearchController` Affected by Blind SQL Injection"
}



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