CVE-2022-43556

Description

Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 is vulnerable to XSS in the text input field since the result dashboard page output is not sanitized. The Concrete CMS security team has ranked this 4.2 with CVSS v3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Thanks @_akbar_jafarli_ for reporting. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 8.5.10 and Concrete CMS 9.1.3.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 1.21% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory concretecms.org Vendor Advisory concretecms.org Vendor Advisory concretecms.org
Affected: n/a https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/8510-release-notes release notes vendor advisory
https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/913-release-notes release notes vendor advisory
https://www.concretecms.org/about/project-news/security/concrete-cms-security-advisory-2022-10-31 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-43556?
CVE-2022-43556 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-43556?
To fix CVE-2022-43556, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-43556 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-43556 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-43556?
CVE-2022-43556 affects n/a https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms.
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