CVE-2023-33197 — Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web

Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web. Cross-site scripting (XSS) can be triggered via the Update Asset Index utility. This issue has been patched in version 4.4.6.

01What is this vulnerability?

Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web. Cross-site scripting (XSS) can be triggered via the Update Asset Index utility. This issue has been patched in version 4.4.6.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-05-26T20:15:48.600
• Last modified: 2026-06-17T06:01:17.287

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/8c2ad0bd313015b8ee42326af2848ee748f1d766
• github.com — https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/4.4.6
• github.com — https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-6qjx-787v-6pxr
• github.com — https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/8c2ad0bd313015b8ee42326af2848ee748f1d766
• github.com — https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/4.4.6
• github.com — https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-6qjx-787v-6pxr