Path traversal in SugarCRM - CVE-2019-17312
Published: October 17, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21910
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17312
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists in the file function in the REST APIdue to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and inject arbitrary PHP code on the target system.
Affected software
SugarCRM
How to mitigate CVE-2019-17312
Install updates from vendor's website. Install Hot fix applied to 7.9.5.0 for versions 7.9.
SugarCRM - addressed in versions 8.0.4, 9.0.2