CVE-2023-28475
Reflected cross site scripting
Concrete CMS (previously concrete5) versions 8.5.12 and below, and versions 9.0 through 9.1.3 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS on the Reply form because msgID was not sanitized.
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 (previously concrete5) versions 8.5.12 and below, and versions 9.0 through 9.1.3 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS on the Reply form because msgID was not sanitized.
- Record
CVE-2023-28475- 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 No score
Concrete CMS (previously concrete5) versions 8.5.12 and below, and versions 9.0 through 9.1.3 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS on the Reply form because msgID was not sanitized.
- Record
CVE-2023-28475- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1396 No score
Concrete CMS (previously concrete5) versions 8.5.12 and below, and versions 9.0 through 9.1.3 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS on the Reply form because msgID was not sanitized.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1396- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vcpr-hm2m-gjjj
6.1
Reflected cross site scripting
Concrete CMS (previously concrete5) before 9.2 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS on the Reply form because msgID was not sanitized.
- Record
GHSA-vcpr-hm2m-gjjj- 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-vcpr-hm2m-gjjj
6.1
Reflected cross site scripting
Concrete CMS (previously concrete5) before 9.2 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS on the Reply form because msgID was not sanitized.
- Record
GHSA-vcpr-hm2m-gjjj- 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 No score
Concrete CMS (previously concrete5) versions 8.5.12 and below, and versions 9.0 through 9.1.3 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS on the Reply form because msgID was not sanitized.
- Record
CVE-2023-28475- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
concrete5/concrete5Packagist |
before 9.2.0 | 9.2.0 |
concrete5/concrete5Packagist |
before 9.2.0, plus listed versions 8.08.0.18.0.28.0.38.1.0 Show 45 moreShow less8.2.08.2.0RC28.2.18.3.08.3.18.3.28.4.08.4.0RC38.4.0RC48.4.18.4.28.4.38.4.48.4.58.5.08.5.0RC18.5.0RC28.5.18.5.108.5.118.5.128.5.138.5.148.5.158.5.168.5.178.5.188.5.198.5.28.5.208.5.218.5.38.5.48.5.58.5.68.5.6RC18.5.78.5.88.5.99.0.09.0.0RC19.0.0RC39.0.0RC49.0.19.0.2 |
9.2.0 |
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-2023-28475 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Concretecms Concrete Cms, published April 28, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in concrete5/concrete5 9.2.0.
References
concretecms.com
concretecms.org/about/project-news/security/concrete-cms-security-advisory-2023-04-20
concretecms.org/about/project-news/security/2023-11-09-security-blog-about-updated-cves-and-new-release
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28475
github.com/concretecms/concretecms/commit/861ba66d248165c9ee9d6d11a0457908b97d68f0
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vcpr-hm2m-gjjj
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/28xxx/CVE-2023-28475.json
Left out here: 5 versions. The JSON record has them.