SQL injection in SugarCRM - CVE-2019-17298
Published: October 16, 2019 / Updated: October 17, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21896
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17298
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SugarCRM Inc.
Affected software:
SugarCRM
SugarCRM
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the Administration module. A remote authenticated developer user can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-17298
Install update from vendor's website. Install Hot fix applied to 7.9.5.0 for versions 7.9.