CVE-2022-43689
Concrete CMS vulnerable to XML External Entity
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to XXE based DNS requests leading to IP disclosure.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- 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 XXE based DNS requests leading to IP disclosure.
- Record
CVE-2022-43689- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- 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 XXE based DNS requests leading to IP disclosure.
- Record
CVE-2022-43689- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7407
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to XXE based DNS requests leading to IP disclosure.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7407- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q48r-xg9h-78m8
Concrete CMS vulnerable to XML External Entity
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to XXE based DNS requests leading to IP disclosure.
- Record
GHSA-q48r-xg9h-78m8- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- 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 XXE based DNS requests leading to IP disclosure.
- Record
CVE-2022-43689- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q48r-xg9h-78m8
Concrete CMS vulnerable to XML External Entity
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to XXE based DNS requests leading to IP disclosure.
- Record
GHSA-q48r-xg9h-78m8- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- 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 9.1.2 | 9.1.2 |
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 9.1.2, plus listed versions 9.0.19.0.29.1.09.1.1 |
9.1.2 |
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-2022-43689 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) 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 0.72%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in concrete5/concrete5 8.5.10.
References
github.com/concretecms/concretecms/releases/9.1.3
documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/913-release-notes
concretecms.org/about/project-news/security/concrete-cms-security-advisory-2022-10-31
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43689