Authorization bypass in https://github.com/concrete5/concrete5
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-639 and CWE-200.
Summary
Unauthorized individuals could view password protected files using view_inline in Concrete CMS (previously concrete 5) prior to version 8.5.7. Concrete CMS now checks to see if a file has a password in view_inline and, if it does, the file is not rendered.For version 8.5.6, the following mitigations were put in place a. restricting file types for view_inline to images only b. putting a warning in the file manager to advise users.Credit for discovery: "Solar Security Research Team"Concrete CMS security team CVSS scoring is 5.3: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NThis fix is also in Concrete version 9.0.0
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | https://github.com/concrete5/concrete5 | Fixed version Concrete CMS 8.5.7 and 9.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | concrete5/core (Packagist) | before 8.5.7 | 8.5.7 | Patch available | GHSA-rhf5-f553-xg82 |
- https://github.com/concrete5/concrete5 Vendor— Affected Fixed version Concrete CMS 8.5.7 and 9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- concrete5/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 8.5.7 Fixed in 8.5.7 Patch available GHSA-rhf5-f553-xg82
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:concretecms:concrete_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.5.7 | Vulnerable | Concrete CMS |
- cpe:2.3:a:concretecms:concrete_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.5.7 Vulnerable ·Concrete CMS
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rhf5-f553-xg82 concrete5/core (Packagist) Fixed in 8.5.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22951
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rhf5-f553-xg82
References
More Concrete Cms vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-23602 ConcreteCMS v9.4.7 contains a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the File Manager… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-23992 A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Concrete CMS from versions 9.2.0 to 9.2.2… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-26495 Concrete CMS before 8.5.13 and 9.x before 9.2.2 allows unauthorized access because… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-14907 Missing authorization in Concrete CMS CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2022-06200 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in https://github.com/concrete5/concrete5 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-17294 An issue was discovered in Concrete CMS through 8.5.5. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-22951 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-22951 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rhf5-f553-xg82 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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