CVE-2026-81897
Concrete CMS below version 9.5.3 is vulnerable to Stored XSS via Express form Text control save_control
Description
In Concrete CMS below CMS 9.5.3, the save_control action in the Express entities forms dashboard controller did not validate the anti-CSRF token. By causing an authenticated administrator to submit a forged cross-site request, a remote attacker without credentials could write attacker-controlled headline and body values to an existing Express form Text control. Those values were emitted without output encoding by the Express form Text element, so the injected markup executed as persistent JavaScript for any administrator who later opened the affected entry, resulting in stored cross-site scripting. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v4.0 score of 7.7 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Yonatan Drori from Tenzai for reporting.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 15, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 22, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
ff5b8ace-8b95-4078-9743-eac1ca5451de
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | ff5b8ace-8b95-4078-9743-eac1ca5451de | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | ff5b8ace-8b95-4078-9743-eac1ca5451de |
Solution
- Update Concrete CMS to version 9.5.3 or later.
- Ensure anti-CSRF tokens are validated for form submissions.
- Sanitize all user-supplied input before displaying it.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2026-81897.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/953-release-notes | Broken Link |
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Sep. 22, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-81897', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-22T18:13:44.548564Z'} -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 18, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:concretecms:concrete_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.5.3 Added Reference Type ConcreteCMS: https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/953-release-notes Types: Broken Link -
New CVE Received by ff5b8ace-8b95-4078-9743-eac1ca5451de
Sep. 15, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In Concrete CMS below CMS 9.5.3, the save_control action in the Express entities forms dashboard controller did not validate the anti-CSRF token. By causing an authenticated administrator to submit a forged cross-site request, a remote attacker without credentials could write attacker-controlled headline and body values to an existing Express form Text control. Those values were emitted without output encoding by the Express form Text element, so the injected markup executed as persistent JavaScript for any administrator who later opened the affected entry, resulting in stored cross-site scripting. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v4.0 score of 7.7 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Yonatan Drori from Tenzai for reporting. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-352 Added CWE CWE-79 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/81xxx/CVE-2026-81897.json">CVE-2026-81897</a> Added Reference https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/953-release-notes