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TI-2025-36980 Aliases CVE-2025-59428

EspoCRM allows arbitrary user creation via stored SVG injection and CSRF

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering, Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352 and CWE-79.

Summary

EspoCRM is an open source customer relationship management application. In versions before 9.1.9, a vulnerability allows arbitrary user creation, including administrative accounts, through a combination of stored SVG injection and lack of CSRF protection. An attacker with Knowledge Base edit permissions can embed a malicious SVG element containing a link in the body field of an article. When an authenticated user clicks the malicious link, they are redirected to an attacker-controlled HTML page that executes a CSRF request against the api/v1/User endpoint. If the victim is prompted for and enters their credentials, an attacker-controlled account is created with privileges determined by the CSRF payload. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.9.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00145 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed espocrm (espocrm): 9.1.9

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
espocrmespocrmbefore 9.1.99.1.9Patch availableCNA
  • espocrm Vendorespocrm Affected before 9.1.9 Fixed in 9.1.9 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:espocrm:espocrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.1.9Vulnerableespocrm
  • cpe:2.3:a:espocrm:espocrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.1.9 Vulnerable ·espocrm

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA espocrm (espocrm) Fixed in 9.1.9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59428

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2020-19229 EspoCRM 5.7.0 < 5.9.0 - Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via Auth Token Reuse Between Accounts with Identical Passwords CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-26036 Path traversal in espocrm CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2025-32670 EspoCRM vulnerable to LDAP Injection through Improper Neutralization of Special Elements CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-26112 EspoCRM has Admin TemplateManager path traversal that allows arbitrary file read write and delete CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2025-23468 EspoCRM vulnerable to HTML Injection into phishing, which may lead to account takeover CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2024-16335 EspoCRM weakness in "Forgot password" CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
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Sources

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