Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Compose Email feature in the Emails module…
Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Compose Email feature in the Emails module in Sugar Community Edition (aka SugarCRM) before 5.2f allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with only an extension in its name, then accessing the file via a direct request to a modified filename under cache/modules/Emails/, as demonstrated using .php as the entire original name.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.21375 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:*:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.2e | Vulnerable | SugarCRM |
| cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.0.0:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | SugarCRM |
| cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.0.0h:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0h | Vulnerable | SugarCRM |
| cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.0.0k:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0k | Vulnerable | SugarCRM |
| cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.1.0:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | SugarCRM |
| cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.1.0-beta:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0-beta | Vulnerable | SugarCRM |
| cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.1c:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1c | Vulnerable | SugarCRM |
| cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.2c:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2c | Vulnerable | SugarCRM |
| cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.2d:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2d | Vulnerable | SugarCRM |
- cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:*:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2e Vulnerable ·SugarCRM
- cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.0.0:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·SugarCRM
- cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.0.0h:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0h Vulnerable ·SugarCRM
- cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.0.0k:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0k Vulnerable ·SugarCRM
- cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.1.0:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·SugarCRM
- cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.1.0-beta:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0-beta Vulnerable ·SugarCRM
- cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.1c:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1c Vulnerable ·SugarCRM
- cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.2c:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2c Vulnerable ·SugarCRM
- cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:5.2d:*:sugar_community_edition:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2d Vulnerable ·SugarCRM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2146
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fw9h-q663-phqj
References
More Sugarcrm vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09083 In SugarCRM before 12.0. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2012-00639 SugarCRM CE <= 6.3.1 contains scripts that use "unserialize()" with user controlled input… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-17895 An issue was discovered in SugarCRM Enterprise before 11.0.6 and 12.x before 12.0.3. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-17892 An issue was discovered in SugarCRM Enterprise before 11.0.6 and 12.x before 12.0.3. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-17894 An issue was discovered in SugarCRM Enterprise before 11.0.6 and 12.x before 12.0.3. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2019-11167 SugarCRM Enterprise 9.0.0 allows mobile/error-not-supported-platform.html?desktop_url= XSS. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2009-2146 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2146 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fw9h-q663-phqj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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