CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-87031

LowCVSS 2.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Concrete CMS 9.2.0 through 9.5.3, the REST API user creation endpoint (POST /ccm/api/1.0/users, the add() method of concrete/src/Api/Controller/Users.php) did not perform a permission check before creating an account. As a result, any valid OAuth token carrying the users:add scope, including a client_credentials token with no associated user context, could create active, validated user accounts, bypassing email verification and administrator approval. Under default registration settings the created accounts could then edit page content, providing a path to stored cross-site scripting.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with a valid OAuth token can create active accounts without verification or approval, then edit page content and perform stored XSS attacks. This leads to site compromise and potential user session hijacking.

Recommendation

Upgrade Concrete CMS to a version containing the fix that enforces a permission check before user creation via the REST API. Additionally, restrict OAuth token scopes and review existing accounts created through this endpoint.

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Original NVD description (English source)

n Concrete CMS 9.2.0 through 9.5.3, the REST API user creation endpoint (POST /ccm/api/1.0/users, the add() method of concrete/src/Api/Controller/Users.php) did not perform a permission check before creating an account. As a result, any valid OAuth token carrying the users:add scope, including a client_credentials token with no associated user context, could create active, validated user accounts, bypassing email verification and administrator approval. Under default registration settings the created accounts could then edit page content, providing a path to stored cross-site scripting and further compromise. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v4.0 score of 2.1 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Winston Crooker for reporting.

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