CVE-2025-2689 — yiisoft/yii2-dev
CVE-2025-2689 is a Improper Input Validation vulnerability in yiisoft/yii2-dev. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
yiisoft Yii2 SortableIterator.php getIterator deserialization
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-2689.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
yiisoft/yii2-devReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in yiisoft Yii2 up to 2.0.45. Affected by this issue is the function getIterator of the file symfony\finder\Iterator\SortableIterator.php. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | yiisoft/yii2-dev | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for yiisoft/yii2-dev, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of yiisoft/yii2-dev has shipped for CVE-2025-2689 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-2689 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2025-2689. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2025-2689 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2025-2689 across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.