CVE-2022-43968
Concrete CMS vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via dashboard icons
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS in the dashboard icons due to un-sanitized output. 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS in the dashboard icons due to un-sanitized output. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
- Record
CVE-2022-43968- 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
6.1
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS in the dashboard icons due to un-sanitized output. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
- Record
CVE-2022-43968- 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-2022-7278
6.1
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS in the dashboard icons due to un-sanitized output. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7278- 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-8782-xgh5-r7mv
6.1
Concrete CMS vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via dashboard icons
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS in the dashboard icons due to un-sanitized output. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
- Record
GHSA-8782-xgh5-r7mv- 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
OSV
6.1
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS in the dashboard icons due to un-sanitized output. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
- Record
CVE-2022-43968- 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
OSVGHSA-8782-xgh5-r7mv
6.1
Concrete CMS vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via dashboard icons
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS in the dashboard icons due to un-sanitized output. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
- Record
GHSA-8782-xgh5-r7mv- 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
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-2022-43968 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) 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 0.66%, the 52nd 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-2022-43968
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8782-xgh5-r7mv
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/43xxx/CVE-2022-43968.json
github.com/concretecms/concretecms