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TI-2025-38761 Aliases CVE-2025-62521

ChurchCRM has unauthenticated RCE in its Install Wizard

Priority HIGH 82CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to version 5.21.0, a pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability in ChurchCRM's setup wizard allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code during the initial installation process, leading to complete server compromise. The vulnerability exists in `setup/routes/setup.php` where user input from the setup form is directly concatenated into a PHP configuration template without any validation or sanitization. Any parameter in the setup form can be used to inject PHP code that gets written to `Include/Config.php`, which is then executed on every page load. This is more severe than typical authenticated RCE vulnerabilities because it requires no credentials and affects the installation process that administrators must complete. Version 5.21.0 patches the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.04507 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed CRM (ChurchCRM): 5.21.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ChurchCRMCRMbefore 5.21.05.21.0Patch availableCNA
  • CRM VendorChurchCRM Affected before 5.21.0 Fixed in 5.21.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:churchcrm:churchcrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.21.0VulnerableChurchCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:churchcrm:churchcrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.21.0 Vulnerable ·ChurchCRM

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA CRM (ChurchCRM) Fixed in 5.21.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62521

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2026-28325 ChurchCRM Affected by Unauthenticated RCE in Install Wizard CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2024-35802 EventAttendance.php in ChurchCRM 5.7.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-16997 ChurchCRM 5.5.0 /EventEditor.php is vulnerable to Blind SQL Injection (Time-based) via the EventCount POST parameter. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-41969 ChurchCRM vulnerable to time-based blind SQL Injection in ConfirmReportEmail.php CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-00963 SQL Injection in ChurchCRM CurrentFundraiser Parameter via BatchWinnerEntry.php CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-00962 SQL Injection in ChurchCRM CurrentFundraiser Parameter via DonatedItemEditor.php CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
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Sources

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