CVE-2022-43690 json
Concrete CMS vulnerable to Improper Authentication
published 2022-11-14 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-q56r-mw39-944g , EUVD-2022-7408
- cvss
- 6.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) below 8.5.10 and between 9.0.0 and 9.1.2 did not use strict comparison for the legacy_salt so that limited authentication bypass could occur if using this functionality. Remediate by updating to Concrete CMS 9.1.3+ or 8.5.10+.
Patch / fix
- packagist concrete5/concrete5 8.5.10, 9.1.3
- concretecms concrete_cms 8.5.10
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | concrete5/concrete5 | <8.5.10 >=9.0.0, <9.1.3 |
8.5.10 9.1.3 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
-
github.com
/concretecms/concretecms/commit/a4dc73a4a47823373d4b4824534bb9b7d251f72c
web
-
github.com
/concretecms/concretecms/commit/d5dd12c40efed326b26862391b7e1e6f414cdd55
web
-
github.com
/concretecms/concretecms/releases/9.1.3
web, release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/concretecms/concretecms/releases/8.5.10
web, release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
documentation.concretecms.org
/developers/introduction/version-history/913-release-notes
web, release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
documentation.concretecms.org
/developers/introduction/version-history/8510-release-notes
web, release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
concretecms.org
/about/project-news/security/concrete-cms-security-advisory-2022-10-31
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43690
advisory
-
github.com
/concretecms/concretecms
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-43690
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-q56r-mw39-944g
- NVD CVE-2022-43690
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