CVE-2024-36409
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 is an open-source Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software application. In versions prior to 7.14.4 and 8.6.1, poor input validation allows for SQL Injection in Tree data entry point. Versions 7.14.4 and 8.6.1 contain a fix for this issue.
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's Tree data entry point due to poor input validation, affecting versions prior to 7.14.4 and 8.6.1 with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).
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< 7.14.4>= 8.0.0, < 8.6.1CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 versionCheck the version.php file in the SuiteCRM root directory, or look at the version displayed in the CRM About page under Help > AboutAffected if Version is below 7.14.4, or between 8.0.0 and 8.6.0 (inclusive)
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Locate Tree data entry point fileSearch for tree.php or similar entry point files in the SuiteCRM root directory and check if they handle database queriesAffected if A Tree-related entry point file exists that processes user input into SQL queries without proper sanitization
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Verify Tree data functionality is accessibleCheck if the Tree module or treedata entry point is enabled by examining modules/Tree/language/en_us.lang.php and the Tree controller filesAffected if The Tree functionality is enabled and accessible to authenticated users
Your SuiteCRM installation is affected if it runs version 7.14.4 or later (8.x versions) AND has the Tree data entry point exposed to users who can submit SQL-injectable input.
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 · scoped7.14.48.6.1
Upgrade SuiteCRM to version 7.14.4 or 8.6.1 or later to remediate the SQL injection vulnerability caused by insufficient input validation.
SuiteCRM 7.14.4 (for 7.x branch) or SuiteCRM 8.6.1 (for 8.x branch)
- 1. Create a complete backup of the SuiteCRM database and application files
- 2. Identify the current SuiteCRM version (7.x or 8.x branch)
- 3. For SuiteCRM 7.x: Download version 7.14.4 from the official SuiteCRM repository
- 4. For SuiteCRM 8.x: Download version 8.6.1 from the official SuiteCRM repository
- 5. Follow the official SuiteCRM upgrade documentation for your version branch
- 6. Clear application cache after upgrade
- 7. Verify the upgrade was successful by logging in and testing core CRM functionality
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-36409 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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