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CVE-2020-28328

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 63.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-11-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

SuiteCRM before 7.11.17 is vulnerable to remote code execution via the system settings Log File Name setting. In certain circumstances involving admin account takeover, logger_file_name can refer to an attacker-controlled .php file under the web root.

Affected products

• salesagility SuiteCRM: before 7.11.17 — fixed in 7.11.17

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: salesagility SuiteCRM 7.11.17. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159937/SuiteCRM-7.11.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162975/SuiteCRM-Log-File-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165001/SuiteCRM-7.11.18-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://github.com/mcorybillington/SuiteCRM-RCE
• https://suitecrm.com/suitecrm-7-11-17-7-10-28-lts-versions-released/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159937/SuiteCRM-7.11.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162975/SuiteCRM-Log-File-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165001/SuiteCRM-7.11.18-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://github.com/mcorybillington/SuiteCRM-RCE
• https://suitecrm.com/suitecrm-7-11-17-7-10-28-lts-versions-released/

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