Medium severity · published Nov 14, 2022
CVE-2022-43690
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…
6.3
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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+.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CC
Concrete Cms · Concretecms
before 8.5.10; 9.0.0 through 9.1.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43690
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43690
Release Notes
https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/8510-release-notes
Release Notes
https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/913-release-notes
Release Notes
https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms/releases/8.5.10
Release Notes
https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms/releases/9.1.3
Vendor Advisory
https://www.concretecms.org/about/project-news/security/concrete-cms-security-advisory-2022-10-31
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