CVE-2026-18119 Concrete CMS below 9.5.3 is vulnerable to Stored XSS via unsanitized inline block custom style values
An editor-level user can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized custom style values, leading to stored XSS and potential privilege escalation in Concrete CMS.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-18119?
CVE-2026-18119 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Concretecms Concrete Cms, published on 14 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Concrete CMS below 9.5.3 did not sanitize custom style values in the Block Design dialog before writing them into page CSS via a DOM sink, permitting stored cross-site scripting. An editor-level user could execute script in an administrator's session and escalate privileges. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v4.0 score of 7.0 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Nguyen Manh Thuan for reporting.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-18119?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Concretecms Concrete Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2026-18119?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2026-18119 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18119 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-fjhh-g9g9-wm99.