VDB-227689 · CVE-2023-28471 · GCVE-0-2023-28471

Concrete CMS up to 9.1 Container Name cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Concrete CMS up to 9.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation of the argument Container Name causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-28471. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Concrete CMS up to 9.1 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument Container Name with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Concrete CMS (previously concrete5) before 9.2 is vulnerable to Stored XSS via a container name.

The weakness was shared 04/28/2023. The advisory is shared at concretecms.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-28471 since 03/15/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 9.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

Concrete

Name

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 9.2

Timelineinfo

03/15/2023 🔍
04/28/2023 +43 days 🔍
04/28/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/27/2025 +729 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: concretecms.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227689

Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2023 17:22
Updated: 04/27/2025 00:46
Changes: 04/28/2023 17:22 (41), 05/21/2023 22:53 (11), 01/31/2025 19:50 (26), 04/27/2025 00:46 (3)
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