CVE-2020-28328SuiteCRM before 7.11.17 is vulnerable to remote code execution via the system settings Log File Name setting. In certain circumstances…
- 8.8HighCVSS base score
- 63.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits2
Metasploit modules1 module
- SuiteCRM Log File Remote Code Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/linux/http/suitecrm_log_file_rceRank gooddisclosed 28 Apr 2021
Exploit-DB1 entry
- SuiteCRM 7.11.15 - 'last_name' Remote Code Execution (Authenticated) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 49001webapps, phppublished 9 Nov 2020Not verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 63.3% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References5
- https://suitecrm.com/suitecrm-7-11-17-7-10-28-lts-versions-released/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/mcorybillington/SuiteCRM-RCE (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159937/SuiteCRM-7.11.15-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162975/SuiteCRM-Log-File-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165001/SuiteCRM-7.11.18-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2020-20791 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2020-28328)Record last updated .