CVE-2023-44766 — A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Concrete CMS v

A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Concrete CMS v.9.2.1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the SEO - Extra from Page Settings. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because this SEO-related header change can only be made by an admin, and allo

01What is this vulnerability?

A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Concrete CMS v.9.2.1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the SEO - Extra from Page Settings. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because this SEO-related header change can only be made by an admin, and allowing an admin to place JavaScript there is an intentional customization feature.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-02T20:07:33.443Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/sromanhu/ConcreteCMS-Stored-XSS---SEO
• www.concretecms.org — https://www.concretecms.org/about/project-news/security/security-advisory-2023-1…