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GHSA-PRXR-VJGC-2CQ9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-21 21:30 – Updated: 2026-06-24 20:57

Summary

Concrete CMS is Vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery

Details

Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below emits a CSRF token in the local_available_update.php view ($token->output('do_update')) but the corresponding do_update() method in concrete/controllers/single_page/dashboard/system/update/update.php never calls $this->token->validate('do_update'). The form is rendered as a POST form, meaning the token reaches the browser, but because the controller discards it without verification, an attacker can craft a cross-site POST that triggers a core CMS update to an attacker-specified version string. In order to be vulnerable, theictim must be passing canUpgrade()anda valid update version must be present under DIR_CORE_UPDATES.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "concrete5/concrete5"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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              "fixed": "9.5.1"
            }
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        }
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-8428"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
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    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-24T18:39:42Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-21T21:16:34Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-prxr-vjgc-2cq9",
  "modified": "2026-06-24T20:57:51Z",
  "published": "2026-05-21T21:30:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8428"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://documentation.concretecms.org/9-x/developers/introduction/version-history/951-release-notes"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Concrete CMS is Vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery"
}

CVE-2026-8428 (GCVE-0-2026-8428)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-21 20:24 – Updated: 2026-05-22 13:23

Title

CSRF token is not validated in the core CMS update controller for Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below

Summary

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-05-22 13:23 UTC

CWE

CWE-352 - Cross-Site request forgery (CSRF)
CWE-829 - Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere

Assigner

ConcreteCMS mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://documentation.concretecms.org/9-x/develop…	release-notes

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Concrete CMS	Concrete CMS	Affected: 5.0 , ≤ 9.5.0 (git)

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