CVE-2022-43556
Concrete CMS vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the text input field
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to XSS in the text input field since the result dashboard page output is not sanitized. The Concrete CMS security team has ranked this 4.2 with CVSS v3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Thanks @akbar_jafarli for reporting. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 8.5.10 and Concrete CMS 9.1.3.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to XSS in the text input field since the result dashboard page output is not sanitized. The Concrete CMS security team has ranked this 4.2 with CVSS v3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Thanks @akbar_jafarli for reporting. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 8.5.10 and Concrete CMS 9.1.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-43556- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to XSS in the text input field since the result dashboard page output is not sanitized. The Concrete CMS security team has ranked this 4.2 with CVSS v3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Thanks @akbar_jafarli for reporting. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 8.5.10 and Concrete CMS 9.1.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-43556- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7773
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to XSS in the text input field since the result dashboard page output is not sanitized. The Concrete CMS security team has ranked this 4.2 with CVSS v3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Thanks @akbar_jafarli for reporting. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 8.5.10 and Concrete CMS 9.1.3.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7773- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xj33-8r43-r227
Concrete CMS vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the text input field
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to XSS in the text input field since the result dashboard page output is not sanitized. The Concrete CMS security team has ranked this 4.2 with CVSS v3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 8.5.10 and Concrete CMS 9.1.3.
- Record
GHSA-xj33-8r43-r227- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to XSS in the text input field since the result dashboard page output is not sanitized. The Concrete CMS security team has ranked this 4.2 with CVSS v3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Thanks @akbar_jafarli for reporting. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 8.5.10 and Concrete CMS 9.1.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-43556- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xj33-8r43-r227
Concrete CMS vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the text input field
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to XSS in the text input field since the result dashboard page output is not sanitized. The Concrete CMS security team has ranked this 4.2 with CVSS v3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 8.5.10 and Concrete CMS 9.1.3.
- Record
GHSA-xj33-8r43-r227- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
concrete5/concrete5Packagist |
before 8.5.10 | 8.5.10 |
concrete5/concrete5Packagist |
9.0.0 up to 9.1.3 | 9.1.3 |
concrete5/concrete5Packagist |
before 8.5.10, plus listed versions 8.08.0.18.0.28.0.38.1.0 Show 27 moreShow less8.2.08.2.0RC28.2.18.3.08.3.18.3.28.4.08.4.0RC38.4.0RC48.4.18.4.28.4.38.4.48.4.58.5.08.5.0RC18.5.0RC28.5.18.5.28.5.38.5.48.5.58.5.68.5.6RC18.5.78.5.88.5.9 |
8.5.10 |
concrete5/concrete5Packagist |
9.0.0 up to 9.1.3, plus listed versions 9.0.19.0.29.1.09.1.19.1.2 |
9.1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-43556 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Concretecms Concrete Cms, published December 5, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in concrete5/concrete5 8.5.10.
References
documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/8510-release-notes
concretecms.org/about/project-news/security/concrete-cms-security-advisory-2022-10-31
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43556
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xj33-8r43-r227