CVE-2026-8238 Concrete CMS is vulnerable to IDOR
Unauthenticated attackers can read any conversation message, including restricted content and attachments, via an IDOR vulnerability in Concrete CMS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-8238?
CVE-2026-8238 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Concretecms Concrete Cms, published on 21 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below is vulnerable to IDOR. The '/ccm/frontend/conversations/message_page' endpoint returns the full content of any conversation message. An unauthenticated attacker can enumerate all conversation messages, including messages from restricted pages, member-only areas, and the moderation queue. File attachments with download URLs are also exposed. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 6.3 with Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Tristan Madani for reporting.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8238?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including concrete5/concrete5. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
concrete5/concrete5 Packagist | All versions | 9.5.1 |
concrete5/concrete5 Packagist | All versions | 9.5.1 |
Products include Concretecms Concrete Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2026-8238?
Upgrade concrete5/concrete5 to 9.5.1 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-8238 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8238 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-qv3x-mffx-9gw8.