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CVE-2026-7879: Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below is vulnerable to File Download Authorization Bypass in submit_password()
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-05-21 · updated 2026-07-23
- Weakness: CWE-862
Description
In Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below, the submit_password() method in concrete/controllers/single_page/download_file.php allows unauthorized file access since downloading permission-restricted files bypasses the view_file permission check. Files without passwords can be downloaded and any user who knows a file's password can download a password protected file regardless of whether they have permission to access the file. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 6.3 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Youssef Eid for reporting
Affected products
- Concrete CMS: before 9.5.1 — fixed in 9.5.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Concrete CMS 9.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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