CVE-2022-43688
Concrete CMS vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in icons since the Microsoft application tile color is not sanitized. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.8
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in icons since the Microsoft application tile color is not sanitized. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
- Record
CVE-2022-43688- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in icons since the Microsoft application tile color is not sanitized. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
- Record
CVE-2022-43688- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7305 No score
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in icons since the Microsoft application tile color is not sanitized. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7305- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9jc5-9wh5-mc36
4.8
Concrete CMS vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in icons since the Microsoft application tile color is not sanitized. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
- Record
GHSA-9jc5-9wh5-mc36- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9jc5-9wh5-mc36
4.8
Concrete CMS vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in icons since the Microsoft application tile color is not sanitized. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
- Record
GHSA-9jc5-9wh5-mc36- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in icons since the Microsoft application tile color is not sanitized. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
- Record
CVE-2022-43688- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-43688 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Concretecms Concrete Cms, published November 14, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in concrete5/concrete5 8.5.10.
References
github.com/concretecms/concretecms/releases/9.1.3
github.com/concretecms/concretecms/releases/8.5.10
documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/913-release-notes
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-2022-43688
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github.com/concretecms/concretecms/pull/10999
github.com/concretecms/concretecms/commit/51f19b377a19c97a8b8f1d4d0f13724ed1c7c7a7
github.com/concretecms/concretecms/commit/6d46ca042fcfeda0f7881d8744f5216ef1abce0e
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9jc5-9wh5-mc36
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/43xxx/CVE-2022-43688.json
github.com/concretecms/concretecms