CVE-2026-81905

Concrete CMS below 9.5.3 does not enforce validation-hash type on redemption, allowing a hash issued for one purpose to be redeemed for another.

State
Published
Severity
6.3 Medium
Published
Sep 10, 2026
Updated
Sep 11, 2026
Reserved
Aug 27, 2026

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Description

Concrete CMS below 9.5.3 stores user validation hashes for multiple purposes (email/registration validation, password reset, and persistent login) in a single table with a type column, but the redemption path resolves a hash by value alone and does not verify its type. As a result, a hash issued for one purpose can be redeemed for another: a long-lived registration hash (60-day expiry) can be submitted to the password-change endpoint to set a new password on the target account, and a password-reset hash can be submitted to the email-validation endpoint to activate an account. Exploitation requires the attacker to first obtain a valid hash through a separate channel (for example email interception, log exposure, or SSRF against an internal mail relay), so the flaw amplifies the impact of any hash disclosure rather than creating a standalone entry point. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v4.0 score of 6.3 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Yonatan Drori from Tenzai for reporting.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.06.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NConcreteCMS

Weaknesses

  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
  • CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Concrete CMSConcrete CMS
  • 5.0.0 through 9.5.2Affected

References

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