Description
In Concrete CMS below version 9.4.8, a rogue administrator can add stored XSS via the Switch Language block.  The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 4.8 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N.  Thanks M3dium for reporting.
Published: 2026-03-04
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Concrete CMS versions prior to 9.4.8 allow a rogue administrator to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript through the Switch Language block, resulting in stored cross‑site scripting. The attacker can embed malicious scripts that persist in the site content and execute in the browsers of any authenticated user who views the affected pages, potentially compromising account sessions, defacing content, or exfiltrating sensitive information.

Affected Systems

Affects Concrete CMS installations running any version older than 9.4.8. Users should verify that their CMS instance is below this release before applying remediation.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability receives a CVSS v4.0 score of 4.8, indicating moderate severity, and an EPSS score of less than 1%, signaling a low probability of exploitation in the wild. The defect is not included in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires elevated privileged access, as the attacker must be a malicious administrator controlling the Switch Language block.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 17, 2026 at 13:16 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Concrete CMS to version 9.4.8 or later
  • Disable or remove the Switch Language block where possible, limiting its use to essential pages
  • Restrict administrator privileges to only those who need to edit language settings, applying the principle of least privilege

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 17, 2026 at 13:16 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w9qg-chfh-g3q9 Concrete CMS has a stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
History

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:concretecms:concrete_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Concretecms
Concretecms concrete Cms
Vendors & Products Concretecms
Concretecms concrete Cms

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Concrete CMS below version 9.4.8, a rogue administrator can add stored XSS via the Switch Language block.  The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 4.8 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N.  Thanks M3dium for reporting.
Title Concrete CMS below 9.4.8 is vulnerable to Stored XSS in the Switch Language block
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Concretecms Concrete Cms
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ConcreteCMS

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-04T15:42:32.198Z

Reserved: 2026-02-26T02:40:01.142Z

Link: CVE-2026-3242

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Updated: 2026-03-04T15:42:29.019Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-04T03:16:05.270

Modified: 2026-03-04T21:31:29.647

Link: CVE-2026-3242

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Updated: 2026-04-17T13:30:19Z

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