CVE-2026-8421

Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below is vulnerable to CSRF on install_package() with conditional token bypass leading to RCE

State
Published
Severity
7.5 High
Published
May 21, 2026
Updated
May 22, 2026
Reserved
May 12, 2026

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Description

Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below contains a CSRF vulnerability in the install_package() method of concrete/controllers/single_page/dashboard/extend/install.php.  An attacker who can cause an authenticated administrator to visit a crafted page,  and who has placed or caused a package to be present under DIR_PACKAGES/<handle>/, can force the installation of that package without any CSRF protection. Package installation executes the package controller's install() method as the web server user, enabling remote code execution.  In order to be vulnerable, the victim must be passing canInstallPackages. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 7.5 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks  https://github.com/maru1009  for reporting.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.07.5 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NConcreteCMS

Weaknesses

  • CWE-352 Cross-Site request forgery (CSRF)

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Concrete CMSConcrete CMS
  • 5.0 through 9.5.0Affected

References

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