CVE-2026-8428

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. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 7.5 with vector 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. Thanks https://github.com/maru1009 for reporting.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://documentation.concretecms.org/9-x/developers/introduction/version-history/951-release-notes	Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:concretecms:concrete_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

26 May 2026, 14:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Concretecms concrete Cms Concretecms
References	~~() https://documentation.concretecms.org/9-x/developers/introduction/version-history/951-release-notes -~~	() https://documentation.concretecms.org/9-x/developers/introduction/version-history/951-release-notes - Release Notes
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 8.8
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:concretecms:concrete_cms::::::::

21 May 2026, 21:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-21 21:16

Updated : 2026-05-26 14:57

NVD link : CVE-2026-8428

Mitre link : CVE-2026-8428

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8428

JSON object : View

Products Affected

concretecms

concrete_cms

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CWE-829

Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

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