Concrete CMS 9.5.2 and below is vulnerable to Stored DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in the Gallery block image Caption field (CVE-2026-81894) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-81894

Concrete CMS 9.5.2 and below is vulnerable to Stored DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in the Gallery block image Caption field

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-81894 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Concrete CMS 9.5.2 and below is vulnerable to Stored DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in the Gallery block image Caption field. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Concrete CMS/Concrete CMS (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 15, 2026Updated Sep 15, 2026Source checked Sep 16, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 15, 2026Material review Sep 15, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Concrete CMS/Concrete CMS (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Concrete CMS/Concrete CMSgeneric	5.0.0	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Concrete CMS/Concrete CMS.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 15, 2026
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Source modified
Sep 15, 2026
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First seen by HOL
Sep 15, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencedocumentation.concretecms.org

Upstream source description

Concrete CMS 9.5.2 and below is vulnerable to stored DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via the Gallery block's per-image Caption field because the bundled Magnific Popup lightbox script (concrete/js/features/imagery/frontend.js) re-parses the attribute-decoded caption as HTML through jQuery's .append() in titleSrc instead of inserting it as text. A user with permission to edit a page containing a Gallery block can store a caption that executes in the browser of any visitor who opens that image's lightbox. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 8.5 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Yonatan Drori (Tenzai) for reporting.

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