CVE-2025-8571
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Publication date: 2025-08-05

Last updated on: 2025-09-04

Assigner: ConcreteCMS

Description
Concrete CMS 9 to 9.4.2 and versions below 8.5.21 are vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the Conversation Messages Dashboard Page. Unsanitized input could cause theft of session cookies or tokens, defacement of web content, redirection to malicious sites, and (if victim is an admin), the execution of unauthorized actions. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 4.8 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Fortbridge https://fortbridge.co.uk/  for performing a penetration test and vulnerability assessment on Concrete CMS and reporting this issue.
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Published
2025-08-05
Last Modified
2025-09-04
Generated
2026-05-06
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2025-08-06
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
concretecms concrete_cms to 8.5.21 (exc)
concretecms concrete_cms From 9.0 (inc) to 9.4.3 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-20 The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
CWE-79 The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in Concrete CMS versions 9 to 9.4.2 and versions below 8.5.21, specifically in the Conversation Messages Dashboard Page. It occurs because the application does not properly sanitize user input, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that are reflected back to users.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability can lead to theft of session cookies or tokens, defacement of web content, redirection to malicious sites, and if the victim is an administrator, execution of unauthorized actions within the CMS.


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