CVE-2024-3181 Concrete CMS Stored XSS in the Search Field
An administrator can inject malicious scripts into the search field, leading to stored XSS attacks against other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-3181?
CVE-2024-3181 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Concretecms Concrete Cms, published on 3 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Concrete CMS version 9 prior to 9.2.8 and previous versions prior to 8.5.16 are vulnerable to Stored XSS in the Search Field. Prior to the fix, stored XSS could be executed by an administrator changing a filter to which a rogue administrator had previously added malicious code. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.1 with a vector of AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v3-calculator . Thanks Alexey Solovyev for reporting
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3181?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including concrete5/concrete5. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
concrete5/concrete5 Packagist | All versions | 8.5.16 |
concrete5/concrete5 Packagist | All versions | 8.5.16 |
concrete5/concrete5 Packagist | From 9.0.0RC1 | 9.2.8 |
concrete5/concrete5 Packagist | From 9.0.0RC1 | 9.2.8 |
Products include Concretecms Concrete Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3181?
Upgrade concrete5/concrete5 to a fixed version for your release line: 8.5.16 or 9.2.8.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-3181 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3181 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Concretecms Concrete Cms
- CVE-2023-48648 Concrete CMS allows unauthorized access because directories can be created with insecure permissions
- CVE-2022-21829 Code injection in concrete CMS
- CVE-2021-22958 Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in concrete5
- CVE-2021-40098 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2026-8134 Concrete CMS Vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qgm9-rxmq-jxmq.