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SuitecrmApplication · Salesagility

CVE-2020-8786

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-03-16
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 7.10.23 / 7.11.11 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
SuiteCRM 7.10.x versions prior to 7.10.23 and 7.11.x versions prior to 7.11.11 allow SQL Injection (issue 4 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 · moderate confidence

SQL 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 parameters in the application, potentially enabling unauthorized data access, modification, or complete database compromise.

MitigationUpgrade SuiteCRM to version 7.10.23, 7.11.11, or later to apply the security patches that address this SQL injection vulnerability.

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
SuitecrmApplication
Affected:>= 7.10.0, < 7.10.23>= 7.11.0, < 7.11.11

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate SuiteCRM version file
    Find the version.php file in your SuiteCRM installation directory, typically located at include/utils.php or in the root directory as version.php
    Affected if The file cannot be located or does not exist, preventing version verification
  2. Identify installed SuiteCRM version
    Open the version file and read the version number - look for a variable like $sugar_version or $suitecrm_version that defines the application version
    Affected if The version number is below 7.10.23 or is between 7.11.0 and 7.11.10 (inclusive)
  3. Compare version against CVE affected ranges
    Check if your installed version falls within >= 7.10.0 and < 7.10.23, OR >= 7.11.0 and < 7.11.11
    Affected if Your version matches either of these ranges - you are running a vulnerable version
  4. Verify input handling in custom code (optional)
    Review any custom modules or logic that process user-supplied input into database queries, checking for unsanitized parameter usage
    Affected if Custom code passes user input directly to SQL queries without using prepared statements or escaping functions

You are affected if your SuiteCRM installation version is 7.10.0 through 7.10.22, or 7.11.0 through 7.11.10 - these versions contain the unsanitized input vulnerability described in CVE-2020-8786.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 7.10.23 / 7.11.11 or later
Fixed in 7.10.237.11.11
Interim mitigation

Upgrade SuiteCRM to version 7.10.23, 7.11.11, or later to apply the security patches that address this SQL injection vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

SuiteCRM 7.10.23 (for 7.10.x line) or SuiteCRM 7.11.11 (for 7.11.x line) or later

  1. 1. Create a complete backup of the SuiteCRM database
  2. 2. Create a complete backup of all SuiteCRM files and directories
  3. 3. Download the fixed version (SuiteCRM 7.10.23 or 7.11.11) from the official SuiteCRM download page
  4. 4. Extract the new version files to a temporary location
  5. 5. Copy the new files over the existing installation, preserving the config.php file and any custom modules in /custom/
  6. 6. Navigate to the SuiteCRM root directory and run the repair and rebuild via the admin interface or command line (php bin/console suitecrm:app:repair)
  7. 7. Clear the cache by deleting contents of /cache/ directory
  8. 8. Verify the installation by logging in and testing core functionality
Caveat Minor version upgrades may include database schema changes; always test in staging first and review release notes for migration notes

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Suitecrm Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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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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