Code Injection in SuiteCRM - CVE-2021-45897
Published: January 31, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60192
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-2021-45897
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Email template functionality. A remote user can pass a specially crafted file to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
SuiteCRM
How to mitigate CVE-2021-45897
Install updates from vendor's website.
SuiteCRM - addressed in versions 7.12.3, 8.0.2