CVE-2026-8428CSRF token is not validated in the core CMS update controller for Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below
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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
- 7.5 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)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
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-352, CWE-829
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- ConcreteCMS
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Concrete CMS Concrete CMS concrete_cms:concrete_cms (from the name) | from 5.0 through 9.5.0 | CNA record |
concretecms concrete_cms concretecms:concrete_cms | before 9.5.1 | NVD |
References
- https://documentation.concretecms.org/9-x/developers/introduction/version-history/951-release-notesrelease-notes
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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