CVE-2022-50807 — concrete5/concrete5
CRITICALCVE-2022-50807 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in concrete5/concrete5. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
Concrete5 CMS contains an XPath injection vulnerability
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Concrete5 CMS version 9.1.3 contains an XPath injection vulnerability that allows attackers to manipulate URL path parameters with malicious payloads. Attackers can flood the system with crafted requests to potentially extract internal content paths and system information.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | concrete5/concrete5 | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for concrete5/concrete5, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of concrete5/concrete5 has shipped for CVE-2022-50807 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2022-50807 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2022-50807. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2022-50807 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2022-50807 across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.