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CVE-2023-48648
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2023-11-17 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-276
Description
Concrete CMS before 8.5.13 and 9.x before 9.2.2 allows unauthorized access because directories can be created with insecure permissions. File creation functions (such as the Mkdir() function) gives universal access (0777) to created folders by default. Excessive permissions can be granted when creating a directory with permissions greater than 0755 or when the permissions argument is not specified.
Affected products
- Concrete CMS: before 8.5.13; from 9.0 before 9.2.2 — fixed in 8.5.13, 9.2.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Concrete CMS 8.5.13, 9.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/8513-release-notes
- https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/922-release-notes
- https://www.concretecms.org/about/project-news/security/2023-11-09-security-blog-about-updated-cves-and-new-release
- https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/8513-release-notes
- https://documentation.concretecms.org/developers/introduction/version-history/922-release-notes
- https://www.concretecms.org/about/project-news/security/2023-11-09-security-blog-about-updated-cves-and-new-release
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