Concrete CMS vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the text input field
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 Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 8.5.10 and Concrete CMS 9.1.3.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | concrete5/concrete5 | < 8.5.10, >= 9.0.0, < 9.1.3 | 8.5.10, 9.1.3 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43556
- https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/8510-release-notes
- https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/913-release-notes
- https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms
- https://www.concretecms.org/about/project-news/security/concrete-cms-security-advisory-2022-10-31
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Composer
- Package
concrete5/concrete5- Disclosed
- 06.12.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-xj33-8r43-r227 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: concrete5/concrete5
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 121
- First → latest
- 10.2021 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 10
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
- High 16
- Medium 65
- Low 38
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 2
- 2022: 18
- 2023: 21
- 2024: 21
- 2025: 5
- 2026: 54
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