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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2020-28328 in the critical feed json

SuiteCRM before 7.11.17 is vulnerable to remote code execution via the system settings Log File Name setting.

published 2020-11-06 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-suitecrm-2020-28328 , EUVD-2020-20791

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
63.3%
EPSS 63.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

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.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami suitecrm 7.11.17
  • salesagility suitecrm 7.11.17

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-49001)

Exploit prediction

63.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/linux/http/suitecrm_log_file_rce SuiteCRM Log File Remote Code Execution metasploit exploit, good rank, 2021-04-28
  • EDB-49001 SuiteCRM 7.11.15 - 'last_name' Remote Code Execution (Authenticated) webapps, 2020-11-09
  • github.com https://github.com/mcorybillington/SuiteCRM-RCE referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159937/SuiteCRM-7.11.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162975/SuiteCRM-Log-File-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165001/SuiteCRM-7.11.18-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
OSV 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami suitecrm
<7.11.17
7.11.17

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.