Concrete CMS up to 9.5.2 REST API Page Update Endpoint header_extra_content improper authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Concrete CMS up to 9.5.2 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component REST API Page Update Endpoint. Executing a manipulation of the argument header_extra_content can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-81901. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Concrete CMS up to 9.5.2. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component REST API Page Update Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument header_extra_content with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Concrete CMS 9.2.0 through 9.5.2, the REST API page update endpoint (PUT /ccm/api/1.0/pages/{cID}) did not enforce page-property, page-template, or page-type authorization. A user granted only content-editing rights on a page could therefore alter its properties, template, and type through the API, and could set the header_extra_content attribute, which is rendered unescaped into the head element of every page, to persist JavaScript that executed in the browser of every visitor, including higher-privileged reviewers who approve the page version. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v4.0 score of 7.2 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Yonatan Drori from Tenzai for reporting.

The advisory is available at documentation.concretecms.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-81901 since 08/27/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/14/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Content Management System

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• Concrete CMS

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• 9.5.0
• 9.5.1
• 9.5.2

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• open-source

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