CVE-2020-14208
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSuiteCRM 7.11.13 is affected by stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the Documents preview functionality. This vulnerability could allow remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in SuiteCRM 7.11.13 within the Documents preview functionality. Authenticated attackers can inject malicious web script or HTML into document content, which persists and executes when other users preview the affected documents.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 7.11.13CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check SuiteCRM versionLog into SuiteCRM as administrator, navigate to Admin > About SuiteCRM, or inspect the file ./suitecrm_version.php to determine the exact version number installedAffected if The installed version is 7.11.13 or any earlier version (7.x.x through 7.11.13)
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Verify Documents module is enabledNavigate to Admin > Module Loader > Module Management, or check the modules directory ./modules/Documents to confirm the Documents module is installed and enabledAffected if The Documents module exists and is enabled in the CRM installation
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Confirm user role permissions allow document accessLog in as a standard user (non-admin), navigate to the Documents module dropdown, and verify users with standard roles can create and access document recordsAffected if Non-admin users have Create and View permissions for the Documents module
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Inspect Documents module for unexpected contentAccess the Documents list view (index.php?module=Documents&action=index), review document entries, particularly those with file attachments or external content, look for unusual script tags or HTML elements in document names, descriptions, or file contentsAffected if Any document records contain unsanitized HTML or script tags, especially in fields that render during preview
You are affected if SuiteCRM version is 7.11.13 or earlier AND the Documents module is enabled with user access permissions active.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement robust input validation and output encoding on the Documents preview functionality to neutralize XSS payloads; also apply Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as a defense-in-depth measure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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