CVE-2023-46816

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

An issue was discovered in SugarCRM 12 before 12.0.4 and 13 before 13.0.2. A Server Site Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability has been identified in the GecControl action. By using a crafted request, custom PHP code can be injected via the GetControl action because of missing input validation. An attacker with regular user privileges can exploit this.

Affected products

SugarCRM: from 12.0.0 before 12.0.4; 13.0.0, 13.0.1 — fixed in 12.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SugarCRM 12.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.sugarcrm.com/resources/security/sugarcrm-sa-2023-010/
https://support.sugarcrm.com/resources/security/sugarcrm-sa-2023-010/

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