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CVE-2021-25961: SuiteCRM - Account Takeover in Password Reset Functionality

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-09-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-640

Description

In “SuiteCRM” application, v7.1.7 through v7.10.31 and v7.11-beta through v7.11.20 fail to properly invalidate password reset links that is associated with a deleted user id, which makes it possible for account takeover of any newly created user with the same user id.

Affected products

• salesagility SuiteCRM: from 7.1.7 before 7.10.32; from 7.11.0 before 7.11.21 — fixed in 7.10.32, 7.11.21

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: salesagility SuiteCRM 7.10.32, 7.11.21. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/salesagility/SuiteCRM/commit/7124482fe07ee164923d974456ed31e45f65e513
• https://github.com/salesagility/SuiteCRM/commit/f463031bee59676d7d5be53bb32d551cd70a5648
• https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25961
• https://github.com/salesagility/SuiteCRM/commit/7124482fe07ee164923d974456ed31e45f65e513
• https://github.com/salesagility/SuiteCRM/commit/f463031bee59676d7d5be53bb32d551cd70a5648
• https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25961

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