Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the return_application_language function in include/utils/utils.php in vtiger CRM before 5.…

published 2010-11-26 15y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-3888

cvss: 6.8; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 7.2%; EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 0; none known

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the return_application_language function in include/utils/utils.php in vtiger CRM before 5.2.1 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the lang_crm parameter to phprint.php or (2) the current_language parameter in an Accounts Import action to graph.php.

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Exploit prediction

7.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

secunia.com /advisories/42246
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
ush.it /team/ush/hack-vtigercrm_520/vtigercrm_520.txt
vtiger.com /blogs/2010/11/16/vtiger-crm-521-is-released/
wiki.vtiger.com /index.php/Vtiger521:Release_Notes
securityfocus.com /archive/1/514846/100/0/threaded
mailing-list

Sources

CVE List CVE-2010-3910
NVD CVE-2010-3910

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