Cross-site scripting in Concrete CMS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Concrete CMS version 9 prior to 9.2.8 and previous versions prior to 8.5.16 are vulnerable to Stored XSS in the Search Field. Prior to the fix, stored XSS could be executed by an administrator changing a filter to which a rogue administrator had previously added malicious code. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.1 with a vector of AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v3-calculator . Thanks Alexey Solovyev for reporting
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | concrete5/concrete5 (Packagist) | 9.0.0RC1 to before 9.2.8 | 9.2.8 | Patch available | GHSA-qgm9-rxmq-jxmq |
| — | concrete5/concrete5 (Packagist) | before 8.5.16 | 8.5.16 | Patch available | GHSA-qgm9-rxmq-jxmq |
- concrete5/concrete5 (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 9.0.0RC1 to before 9.2.8 Fixed in 9.2.8 Patch available GHSA-qgm9-rxmq-jxmq
- concrete5/concrete5 (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 8.5.16 Fixed in 8.5.16 Patch available GHSA-qgm9-rxmq-jxmq
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:concretecms:concrete_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.5.16; 9.0.0 to before 9.2.8 | Vulnerable | Concrete CMS |
- cpe:2.3:a:concretecms:concrete_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.5.16; 9.0.0 to before 9.2.8 Vulnerable ·Concrete CMS
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-qgm9-rxmq-jxmq concrete5/concrete5 (Packagist) Fixed in 9.2.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qgm9-rxmq-jxmq concrete5/concrete5 (Packagist) Fixed in 8.5.16 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Concrete CMS 8.5.16, 9.2.8
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-02980 Cross-site scripting in Concrete CMSPriority LOW 22
- TI-2024-02979 Cross-site scripting in Concrete CMSPriority LOW 22
- TI-2024-02978 Cross-site scripting in Concrete CMSPriority LOW 22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3181
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgm9-rxmq-jxmq
References
Other 5
- https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/8516-release-notes?_gl=1*1oa3zn1*_ga*MTc1NDc0Njk2Mi4xNzA2ODI4MDU1*_ga_HFB3HPNNLS*MTcxMjE2NjYyNi4xMy4xLjE3MTIxNjY3MDcuMC4wLjA.
- https://documentation.concretecms.org/9-x/developers/introduction/version-history/928-release-notes?_gl=1*1bcxp5s*_ga*MTc1NDc0Njk2Mi4xNzA2ODI4MDU1*_ga_HFB3HPNNLS*MTcxMjE2NjYyNi4xMy4xLjE3MTIxNjY2ODEuMC4wLjA.
- https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms/commit/822e689cefe1eb876e9de31dad9ce660f3b5c295
- https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms/commit/e85ef2408a5eea7d5646178fbef0ab243baaed8f
- https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms
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-2024-3181 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-3181 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qgm9-rxmq-jxmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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