XSS in Concrete Cms
CVE-2026-8203
Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below has Stored XSS on the height parameter. The controller does not validate or sanitize $height. Any user with editor privileges can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the context of any visitor's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, credential theft, or other malicious actions. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 7.3 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Alfin Joseph for reporting.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Concrete Cms — versions 5
- Concretecms Concrete Cms
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ff5b8ace-8b95-4078-9743-eac1ca5451de (release-notes, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-8203?
- CVE-2026-8203 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Concrete Cms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-05-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-8203?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.