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TI-2026-29235 Aliases CVE-2026-40484

ChurchCRM: Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted PHP File Write in Database Restore Function

Priority HIGH 74CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269, CWE-434 and CWE-552.

Summary

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. In versions prior to 7.2.0, the database backup restore functionality extracts uploaded archive contents and copies files from the Images/ directory into the web-accessible document root using recursiveCopyDirectory(), which performs no file extension filtering. An authenticated administrator can upload a crafted backup archive containing a PHP webshell inside the Images/ directory, which is then written to a publicly accessible path and executable via HTTP requests, resulting in remote code execution as the web server user. The restore endpoint also lacks CSRF token validation, enabling exploitation through cross-site request forgery targeting an authenticated administrator. This issue has been fixed in version 7.2.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00867 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed CRM (ChurchCRM): 7.2.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
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 7.2.07.2.0Patch availableCNA
  • CRM VendorChurchCRM Affected before 7.2.0 Fixed in 7.2.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:churchcrm:churchcrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——ChurchCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:churchcrm:churchcrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·ChurchCRM

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA CRM (ChurchCRM) Fixed in 7.2.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40484

References

Other 3

  • TI-2026-30599 ChurchCRM: Incomplete fix for CVE-2026-39337: Unauthenticated RCE in Setup Wizard via unsanitized DB_PASSWORD CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-28325 ChurchCRM Affected by Unauthenticated RCE in Install Wizard CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-38761 ChurchCRM has unauthenticated RCE in its 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
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Sources

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