Concrete CMS up to 8.5.9/9.1.2 authTypeConcreteCookieMap denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Concrete CMS up to 8.5.9/9.1.2. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument authTypeConcreteCookieMap causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-43686. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Concrete CMS up to 8.5.9/9.1.2 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument authTypeConcreteCookieMap with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2, the authTypeConcreteCookieMap table can be filled up causing a denial of service (high load).

The weakness was presented 11/15/2022. The advisory is shared at concretecms.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-43686 since 10/24/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 8.5.10 or 9.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 8.5.10/9.1.3

Timelineinfo

10/24/2022 🔍
11/15/2022 +22 days 🔍
11/15/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/30/2025 +897 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: concretecms.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-43686 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-43686
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213673

Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2022 11:10
Updated: 04/30/2025 19:54
Changes: 11/15/2022 11:10 (42), 12/18/2022 13:52 (12), 04/30/2025 19:54 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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