Input validation error in SugarCRM - CVE-2017-14509
Published: September 17, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38280
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14509
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
An issue was discovered in SugarCRM before 7.7.2.3, 7.8.x before 7.8.2.2, and 7.9.x before 7.9.2.0 (and Sugar Community Edition 6.5.26). A remote file inclusion has been identified in the Connectors module allowing authenticated users to include remotely accessible system files via a module=CallRest&url= query string. Proper input validation has been added to mitigate this issue.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14509
Install update from vendor's website.