# CVE-2026-8428: CSRF token is not validated in the core CMS update controller for Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below

- Also known as: GHSA-PRXR-VJGC-2CQ9
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- 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
- 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 5.0, through 9.5.0
- concrete5/concrete5 (Packagist): fixed in 9.5.1

## Description

Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below emits a CSRF token in the local_available_update.php view ($token->output('do_update')) but the corresponding do_update() method in concrete/controllers/single_page/dashboard/system/update/update.php never calls $this->token->validate('do_update'). The form is rendered as a POST form, meaning the token reaches the browser, but because the controller discards it without verification, an attacker can craft a cross-site POST that triggers a core CMS update to an attacker-specified version string. In order to be vulnerable, theictim must be passing canUpgrade()anda valid update version must be present under DIR_CORE_UPDATES. 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.

## 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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## References

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

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