# CVE-2009-2146: Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Compose Email feature in the Emails module in Sugar Community Edition (aka SugarCRM) before 5.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-06-22 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Compose Email feature in the Emails module in Sugar Community Edition (aka SugarCRM) before 5.2f allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with only an extension in its name, then accessing the file via a direct request to a modified filename under cache/modules/Emails/, as demonstrated using .php as the entire original name.

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## References

- http://www.sugarforge.org/frs/download.php/5598/Sugar_CommunityEdition_ReleaseNotes_5.2f.pdf
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35445
- http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack-sugarcrm_520e/adv.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35361
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8949

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