CVE-2024-8291: concrete cms Path Traversal — Fix

Description

Concrete CMS versions 9.0.0 to 9.3.3 and below 8.5.19 are vulnerable to Stored XSS in Image Editor Background Color. A rogue admin could add malicious code to the Thumbnails/Add-Type. The Concrete CMS Security Team gave this a CVSS v4 score of 5.1 with vector https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks, Alexey Solovyev for reporting. (CNA updated this risk rank on 17 Jan 2025 by lowering the AC based on CVSS 4.0 documentation that access privileges should not be considered for AC).

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CVSS v3.1 Score

4.8

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-22 Path Traversal

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
concretecms	concrete_cms	9.0.0 — 9.3.3

References

Advisories & Patches

https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms/commit/dbce253166f6b10ff3e0c09e50fd395370b8b065 https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms/pull/12183

Other References

https://documentation.concretecms.org/9-x/developers/introduction/version-history/934-release-notes https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/8519-release-notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-8291? +

Concrete CMS versions 9.0.0 to 9.3.3 and below 8.5.19 are vulnerable to Stored XSS in Image Editor Background Color. A rogue admin could add malicious code to the Thumbnails/Add-Type. The Concrete CMS Security Team gave this a CVSS v4 score of 5.1 with vector https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks, Alexey Solovyev for reporting. (CNA updated this risk rank on 17 Jan 2025 by lowering the AC based on CVSS 4.0 documentation that access privileges should not be considered for AC). It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-8291? +

CVE-2024-8291 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.8 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-8291? +

CVE-2024-8291 affects products from concretecms, specifically: concrete_cms. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-8291? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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