Concrete CMS Stored XSS in the Search Field
Concrete CMS version 9 prior to 9.2.8 and previous versions prior to 8.5.16 are vulnerable to Stored XSS in the Search Field. Prior to the fix, stored XSS could be executed by an administrator changing a filter to which a rogue administrator had previously added malicious code. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.1 with a vector of AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v3-calculator . Thanks Alexey Solovyev for reporting
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | concrete5/concrete5 | >= 9.0.0RC1, < 9.2.8, < 8.5.16 | 9.2.8, 8.5.16 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3181
- https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms/commit/822e689cefe1eb876e9de31dad9ce660f3b5c295
- https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms/commit/e85ef2408a5eea7d5646178fbef0ab243baaed8f
- https://documentation.concretecms.org/9-x/developers/introduction/version-history/928-release-notes?_gl=1*1bcxp5s*_ga*MTc1NDc0Njk2Mi4xNzA2ODI4MDU1*_ga_HFB3HPNNLS*MTcxMjE2NjYyNi4xMy4xLjE3MTIxNjY2ODEuMC4wLjA.
- https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/8516-release-notes?_gl=1*1oa3zn1*_ga*MTc1NDc0Njk2Mi4xNzA2ODI4MDU1*_ga_HFB3HPNNLS*MTcxMjE2NjYyNi4xMy4xLjE3MTIxNjY3MDcuMC4wLjA.
- https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20, CWE-79- Platform
- Composer
- Package
concrete5/concrete5- Disclosed
- 03.04.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qgm9-rxmq-jxmq - 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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