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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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CVSS VectorVendor: ConcreteCMS
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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4DescriptionCVE.org
Concrete CMS below 9.5.2 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection via unserialize() calls in the Workflow, Form block, and File/Set components that lack the allowed_classes restriction. An unauthenticated attacker may trigger arbitrary PHP object instantiation if a malicious serialized payload has been placed in the database. Thanks XananasX7 and Sanjorn Keeratirungsan (dizconnect) for both independently reporting. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 8.4 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N.
AnalysisAI
PHP object injection in Concrete CMS versions below 9.5.2 allows authenticated high-privileged attackers to trigger arbitrary PHP object instantiation through unsafe unserialize() calls in the Workflow, Form block, and File/Set components. The vulnerability requires a malicious serialized payload to be placed in the database beforehand, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The vendor scored this 8.4 (CVSS 4.0), and CISA SSVC indicates no observed exploitation but total technical impact if successfully chained.
Technical ContextAI
The flaw is a classic CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data) issue rooted in PHP's unserialize() function being called without the allowed_classes parameter introduced in PHP 7. When allowed_classes is omitted or set to true, PHP will instantiate any class referenced in the serialized stream and invoke magic methods like __wakeup() and __destruct(), enabling POP (Property-Oriented Programming) gadget chains. The affected CPE cpe:2.3:a:concrete_cms:concrete_cms covers the Workflow engine, Form block module, and File/Set components of Concrete CMS - each of which deserializes data retrieved from the database without restricting permitted class types, turning any attacker-controlled DB row into a code-execution primitive if a suitable gadget chain exists in the loaded codebase or dependencies.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade to Concrete CMS 9.5.2 or later, which adds the allowed_classes restriction to the affected unserialize() call sites; release notes are at https://documentation.concretecms.org/9-x/developers/introduction/version-history/952-release-notes. Where immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict administrative and editorial access to the Workflow, Form block, and File/Set management interfaces to a minimal set of trusted users to reduce the attack surface for planting malicious serialized payloads (trade-off: workflow/forms editing workflows become more constrained), audit the database tables backing these components for unexpected serialized object strings (look for the 'O:' object marker), and disable unused PHP classes via disable_classes in php.ini to shrink the available gadget surface (trade-off: may break plugins relying on those classes).
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EUVD-2026-34164
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