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SuitecrmApplication · Salesagility

CVE-2022-27474

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-04-15
No fix yet
No fix has been published. The vendor has not shipped a fixed release or patch. You remain exposed.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Public exploit Remotely reachable 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 v7.11.23 was discovered to allow remote code execution via a crafted payload injected into the FirstName text field.

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.

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NVD · CPE data
SuitecrmApplication
Affected:= 7.11.23

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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Recommended fix Moderate confidence

SuiteCRM 7.12.x (or latest stable 7.11.x patch if available)

  1. 1. Back up your SuiteCRM installation and database before attempting any upgrade
  2. 2. Download SuiteCRM version 7.12.x (the next stable release after 7.11.23) from the official SuiteCRM GitHub repository or website
  3. 3. Review the upgrade documentation at docs.suitecrm.com for the specific upgrade path from 7.11.x to 7.12.x
  4. 4. Place your instance in maintenance mode or notify users of planned downtime
  5. 5. Run the upgrade following the documented steps, ensuring all pre-upgrade requirements are met
  6. 6. After upgrade completion, verify the FirstName field input validation is working correctly
  7. 7. Test that RCE payloads in the FirstName field are properly sanitized and do not execute
  8. 8. Restore normal operations and monitor for any issues
Caveat Upgrade from 7.11.x to 7.12.x may include database schema changes; review release notes for any breaking changes or required manual steps

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

No vendor fix exists Suitecrm has not published a patch for this.

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