SuiteCRM before 7.11.17 is vulnerable to remote code execution via the system settings…
Priority HIGH 73CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
SuiteCRM before 7.11.17 is vulnerable to remote code execution via the system settings Log File Name setting. In certain circumstances involving admin account takeover, logger_file_name can refer to an attacker-controlled .php file under the web root.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.63267 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:salesagility:suitecrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.11.17 | Vulnerable | salesagility |
- cpe:2.3:a:salesagility:suitecrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.11.17 Vulnerable ·salesagility
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28328
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4c2c-97pg-w9x9
References
Exploit 4
- https://github.com/mcorybillington/SuiteCRM-RCE
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159937/SuiteCRM-7.11.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162975/SuiteCRM-Log-File-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165001/SuiteCRM-7.11.18-Remote-Code-Execution.html
More salesagility Suitecrm vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05636 Code Injection in salesagility/suitecrm CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-03386 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in salesagility/suitecrm-core CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-22252 An issue was discovered in SuiteCRM 7.12.7. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04923 SQL Injection in salesagility/suitecrm CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-19004 SuiteCRM before 7.11.19 allows remote code execution via the system settings Log File… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-00979 Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in salesagility/suitecrm CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-28328 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28328 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4c2c-97pg-w9x9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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