CVE-2026-2994 Concrete CMS below 9.4.8 is vulnerable to CSRF by a Rogue Admin using the Anti-Spam Allowlist Group
A rogue admin can bypass CSRF protections in Concrete CMS to modify anti-spam allowlist settings via the group_id parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-2994?
CVE-2026-2994 is a low-severity vulnerability in Concretecms Concrete Cms, published on 4 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Concrete CMS below version 9.4.8 is subject to CSRF by a Rogue Administrator using the Anti-Spam Allowlist Group Configuration via group_id parameter which can leads to a security bypass since changes are saved prior to checking the CSRF token. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 2.3 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks z3rco for reporting
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2994?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including concrete5/concrete5. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
concrete5/concrete5 Packagist | All versions | 9.4.8 |
concrete5/concrete5 Packagist | All versions | 9.4.8 |
Products include Concretecms Concrete Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2026-2994?
Upgrade concrete5/concrete5 to 9.4.8 or later.
Is CVE-2026-2994 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2994 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-6mxw-2vhf-42g5.