Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2026 · Assigned by ConcreteCMS

CVE-2026-8238Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below is vulnerable to IDOR in '/ccm/frontend/conversations/message_page' allowing unauthenticated read of any conversation message

Medium 6.3

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 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.9% 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 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Packagistconcrete5/concrete59.5.1GHSA-qv3x-mffx-9gw8

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Concrete CMS Concrete CMS 5.0 – through 9.5.0

Weakness: CWE-862 · 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

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