CVE-2020-8783
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 7.10.x versions prior to 7.10.23 and 7.11.x versions prior to 7.11.11 allow SQL Injection (issue 1 of 4).
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 · high confidenceSQL Injection vulnerability in SuiteCRM versions 7.10.x prior to 7.10.23 and 7.11.x prior to 7.11.11 allows attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through unsanitized input, potentially enabling unauthorized data access, modification, or database compromise.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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>= 7.10.0, < 7.10.23>= 7.11.0, < 7.11.11CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Identify installed SuiteCRM versionLocate the version.php file in the SuiteCRM root directory and read the $sugar_version variable, or log into the SuiteCRM admin panel and navigate to the About page to view the version number.Affected if the version is 7.10.0 through 7.10.22, or 7.11.0 through 7.11.10 (versions prior to the 7.10.23 or 7.11.11 patches)
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Confirm SuiteCRM edition and install pathVerify that the installation is the standard SuiteCRM (not a hardened fork) and note the installation directory path to ensure you are checking the correct instance if multiple installations exist.Affected if you are running an unpatched standard SuiteCRM installation within the affected version range
You are affected if your SuiteCRM installation version is 7.10.x before 7.10.23 or 7.11.x before 7.11.11, as these versions contain the unsanitized input that allows SQL injection.
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.
dbcve · scoped7.10.237.11.11
Upgrade SuiteCRM to version 7.10.23 or 7.11.11 or later to apply the patch that addresses the SQL injection vulnerability.
SuiteCRM 7.10.23 (for 7.10.x branch) or SuiteCRM 7.11.11 (for 7.11.x branch)
- 1. Perform a full backup of the database and all SuiteCRM files
- 2. Download SuiteCRM version 7.10.23 (if on 7.10.x branch) or version 7.11.11 (if on 7.11.x branch) from the official SuiteCRM website
- 3. Extract the downloaded package to a temporary location
- 4. Replace the existing SuiteCRM files with the new version files, preserving custom configurations in config.php and any custom modules in the custom/ directory
- 5. Clear the cache by deleting all contents in the cache/ directory
- 6. Run the repair and rebuild functionality via Admin > Repair > Quick Repair and Rebuild
- 7. Verify the installation by logging in and testing core functionality
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-8783 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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