# CVE-2020-28328: SuiteCRM before 7.11.17 is vulnerable to remote code execution via the system settings Log File Name setting.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2020-11-06 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://suitecrm.com/suitecrm-7-11-17-7-10-28-lts-versions-released/
- https://github.com/mcorybillington/SuiteCRM-RCE
- 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://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49001
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/suitecrm_log_file_rce.rb

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