CVE-2023-22952 kev in the critical feed json
In SugarCRM before 12.0.
published 2023-01-11 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-27053
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2023-02-02
- epss
- 80.1%
- EPSS 80.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
- public exploits
- 1
- Metasploit, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
In SugarCRM before 12.0. Hotfix 91155, a crafted request can inject custom PHP code through the EmailTemplates because of missing input validation.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- sugarcrm sugarcrm 11.0.5, 12.0.2
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/sugarcrm_webshell_cve_2023_22952)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 3 y ago
- Patch by
- 2023-02-23 (3 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- SugarCRM, Multiple Products
- CISA name
- Multiple SugarCRM Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
ATT&CK techniques
How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application exploitation
- T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter primary impact
- T1021.001 Remote Desktop Protocol secondary impact
- T1070.004 File Deletion secondary impact
- T1078 Valid Accounts secondary impact
- T1083 File and Directory Discovery secondary impact
- T1482 Domain Trust Discovery secondary impact
- T1505.003 Web Shell secondary impact
- T1530 Data from Cloud Storage secondary impact
- T1562.001 Disable or Modify Tools secondary impact
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
80.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/multi/http/sugarcrm_webshell_cve_2023_22952 SugarCRM unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) metasploit exploit, good rank, 2022-12-28
- Nuclei template SugarCRM Unauthenticated - Remote Code Execution nuclei detection template
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171320/SugarCRM-12.x-Remote-Code-Execution-Shell-Upload.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Classification
References
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/171320/SugarCRM-12.x-Remote-Code-Execution-Shell-Upload.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
support.sugarcrm.com
/Resources/Security/sugarcrm-sa-2023-001/
vendor-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-22952
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-22952
- NVD CVE-2023-22952
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