Persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) in the web interface of SuiteCRM before 7.11.19 allows a remote attacker to introduce arbitrary JavaS…

published 2021-08-18 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-suitecrm-2021-39268 , EUVD-2021-25630

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.4%; EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits: 0; none known

Persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) in the web interface of SuiteCRM before 7.11.19 allows a remote attacker to introduce arbitrary JavaScript via malicious SVG files. This occurs because the clean_file_output protection mechanism can be bypassed.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

bitnami suitecrm 7.11.19
salesagility suitecrm 7.11.19

Exploit prediction

1.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

thanhlocpanda.wordpress.com https://thanhlocpanda.wordpress.com/2021/07/31/stored-xss-via-svg-on-suitecrm/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
OSV	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	suitecrm	<7.11.19	7.11.19

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

thanhlocpanda.wordpress.com /2021/07/31/stored-xss-via-svg-on-suitecrm/
exploit, third-party-advisory, web
docs.suitecrm.com /admin/releases/7.11.x/#_7_11_19
release-notes, vendor-advisory, web
github.com /salesagility/SuiteCRM
product, third-party-advisory, web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39268
web

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.

Summary