CVE-2026-81901 Concrete CMS 9.2.0 to 9.5.2 is vulnerable to stored XSS due to missing authorization in the `PUT /pages/{cID}` endpoint
Attackers with content-editing rights can inject persistent JavaScript via the page update API, executing code in visitors' browsers.
- 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-2026-81901?
CVE-2026-81901 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
In Concrete CMS 9.2.0 through 9.5.2, the REST API page update endpoint (PUT /ccm/api/1.0/pages/{cID}) did not enforce page-property, page-template, or page-type authorization. A user granted only content-editing rights on a page could therefore alter its properties, template, and type through the API, and could set the header_extra_content attribute, which is rendered unescaped into the head element of every page, to persist JavaScript that executed in the browser of every visitor, including higher-privileged reviewers who approve the page version. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v4.0 score of 7.2 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Yonatan Drori from Tenzai for reporting.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81901?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Concretecms Concrete Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2026-81901?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-81901 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-2026-81901 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81901 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-c3pr-6qr9-9226.