Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2026 · Assigned by ConcreteCMS
CVE-2026-81909Concrete CMS 9 through 9.5.2 is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in the orphaned-block alias route, allowing an authenticated editor to disclose and force-delete arbitrary blocks
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Concrete CMS from Concrete CMS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Concrete CMS 9 through 9.5.2 is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in the block alias route (Process::alias() in concrete/controllers/backend/block/process.php).It does not verify that the referenced block is genuinely orphaned on the target page, nor that the caller holds any permission over the source block. A user granted only an area-scoped add_block_to_area delegation on their own page can therefore pass any block ID on the site: the source block's content is duplicated into an area the rogue editor controls, disclosing that content, and the original block is then force-deleted in the same request, destroying arbitrary site content. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v4.0 score of 5.9 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Yonatan Drori from Tenzai for reporting.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Concrete CMS | Concrete CMS | 9.0.0 – through 9.5.2 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N