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TI-2026-06940 Aliases CVE-2026-7886GHSA-p8p9-5953-h9jw

Authorization bypass in Concrete CMS

Priority LOW 12CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below is vulnerable to IDOR in AddMessage/UpdateMessage via attachments[] parameter which can lead to file permission bypass. The `AddMessage` and `UpdateMessage` conversation controllers accept user-supplied file attachment IDs and load files directly via `$em->find(File::class, $attachmentID)` without checking per-file permissions (`canViewFile()`). A user who can post in any conversation can reference any file in the CMS file manager by its sequential ID, effectively bypassing the file permission system.  The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 2.3 with a vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Tristan Mandani for reporting. if a site truly has private files, the owner should set up a private storage location https://documentation.concretecms.org/user-guide/editors-reference/dashboard/system-and-maintenance/files/file-storage-locations outside of the webroot so that permissions can be checked on view as well. That way, even if a authorized user attaches a file, or otherwise links to it, unauthorized users won't be able to view the file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00288 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed concrete5/concrete5 (Packagist): 9.5.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—concrete5/concrete5 (Packagist)before 9.5.19.5.1Patch availableGHSA-p8p9-5953-h9jw
  • concrete5/concrete5 (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 9.5.1 Fixed in 9.5.1 Patch available GHSA-p8p9-5953-h9jw

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:concretecms:concrete_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.5.1VulnerableConcrete CMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:concretecms:concrete_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.5.1 Vulnerable ·Concrete CMS

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-p8p9-5953-h9jw concrete5/concrete5 (Packagist) Fixed in 9.5.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7886
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p8p9-5953-h9jw

References

  • 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
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