# CVE-2026-8203: Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below has Stored XSS on the height parameter

- Also known as: GHSA-9V2G-37MP-QPXF
- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.5.1
- Published: 2026-05-21 · Updated: 2026-05-22

## Affected

- Concrete CMS: from 5, through 9.5.0
- concrete5/concrete5 (Packagist): fixed in 9.5.1

## Description

Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below has Stored XSS on the height parameter. The controller does not validate or sanitize $height. Any user with editor privileges can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the context of any visitor's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, credential theft, or other malicious actions. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 7.3 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Alfin Joseph for reporting.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Concrete CMS, concrete5/concrete5, upgrade to a fixed version (9.5.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://documentation.concretecms.org/9-x/developers/introduction/version-history/951-release-notes

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