CVE-2022-43556 json
Concrete CMS vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the text input field
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-xj33-8r43-r227 , EUVD-2022-7773
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to XSS in the text input field since the result dashboard page output is not sanitized. The Concrete CMS security team has ranked this 4.2 with CVSS v3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Thanks @_akbar_jafarli_ for reporting. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 8.5.10 and Concrete CMS 9.1.3.
Patch / fix
- packagist concrete5/concrete5 8.5.10, 9.1.3
- concretecms concrete_cms 8.5.10
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | concrete5/concrete5 | <8.5.10 >=9.0.0, <9.1.3 |
8.5.10 9.1.3 |
Affected products
- n/a https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
documentation.concretecms.org
/developers/introduction/version-history/8510-release-notes
web, release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
documentation.concretecms.org
/developers/introduction/version-history/913-release-notes
web, release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
concretecms.org
/about/project-news/security/concrete-cms-security-advisory-2022-10-31
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43556
advisory
-
github.com
/concretecms/concretecms
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-43556
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xj33-8r43-r227
- NVD CVE-2022-43556
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