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craftcms/security-patches
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Provides security patches for out-of-date Craft CMS installs

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Security Patches
----------------

[](#security-patches)

Provides security patches for out-of-date Craft CMS installs.

Warning

This extension only attempts to mitigate high-severity vulnerabilities, and is not a substitute for keeping Craft CMS up-to-date. Maintaining a regular update cadence to ensure Craft CMS is kept up-to-date on a [supported version](https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/supported-versions) is highly recommended.

Compatibility
-------------

[](#compatibility)

This extension is compatible with Craft CMS 3.6.0+, 4.0.0+, and 5.0.0+.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

To install, run the following command within a Craft 3/4/5 project:

```
composer require craftcms/security-patches:dev-main
```

> **Note**If you get the following prompt, make sure to answer `y`:
>
> ```
> yiisoft/yii2-composer contains a Composer plugin which is currently not in your allow-plugins config. See https://getcomposer.org/allow-plugins
> Do you trust "yiisoft/yii2-composer" to execute code and wish to enable it now? (writes "allow-plugins" to composer.json)
> ```

Mitigated Security Advisories
-----------------------------

[](#mitigated-security-advisories)

- `CVE-2025-32432` (RCE)
    - Affects Craft CMS 3.0.0 – 3.9.14, 4.0.0 – 4.14.14, and 5.0.0 – 5.6.16
    - Fixed in Craft CMS 3.9.15, 4.14.15, and 5.6.17
- `CVE-2024-56145`
    - Affects Craft CMS 3.0.0 – 3.9.13, 4.0.0 – 4.13.1, and 5.0.0 – 5.5.1
    - Fixed in Craft CMS 3.9.14, 4.13.2, and 5.5.2

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance36

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity39

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity15

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 87.5% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![brandonkelly](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47792?v=4)](https://github.com/brandonkelly "brandonkelly (7 commits)")[![angrybrad](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/61869?v=4)](https://github.com/angrybrad "angrybrad (1 commits)")

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