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high 8.8

CVE-2020-28328 in the critical feed json

SuiteCRM before 7.11.17 is vulnerable to remote code execution via the system settings Log File Name setting.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also BIT-suitecrm-2020-28328 , EUVD-2020-20791

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
63.3%
EPSS 63.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
public exploits
2
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

SuiteCRM before 7.11.17 is vulnerable to remote code execution via the system settings Log File Name setting. In certain circumstances involving admin account takeover, logger_file_name can refer to an attacker-controlled .php file under the web root.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami suitecrm 7.11.17
  • salesagility suitecrm 7.11.17

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-49001)

Exploit prediction

63.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/linux/http/suitecrm_log_file_rce SuiteCRM Log File Remote Code Execution metasploit exploit, good rank, 2021-04-28
  • EDB-49001 SuiteCRM 7.11.15 - 'last_name' Remote Code Execution (Authenticated) webapps, 2020-11-09
  • github.com https://github.com/mcorybillington/SuiteCRM-RCE referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159937/SuiteCRM-7.11.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162975/SuiteCRM-Log-File-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165001/SuiteCRM-7.11.18-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
OSV 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami suitecrm
<7.11.17
7.11.17

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

Sources

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