Vulnerability · Published May 22, 2026 · Assigned by ConcreteCMS

CVE-2026-8340Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below is vulnerable to CSRF via Backend\File::approveVersion

Low 2.3

In plain English

A low-severity cross-site request forgery 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 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)2.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 99.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below is vulnerable to CSRF via Backend\File::approveVersion. Victim with edit_file_contents permission is CSRF'd into publishing an attacker-chosen previously-uploaded version (downgrade to an older version of a file, or activation of a co-editor's unpublished version). 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:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Winston Crooker for reporting.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Packagistconcrete5/concrete59.5.1GHSA-xjg6-5v39-v7fc

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Concrete CMS Concrete CMS 5.0 – through 9.5.0

Weakness: CWE-352 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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