01 Record
CVE-2021-42840
SuiteCRM before 7.11.19 allows 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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
SuiteCRM before 7.11.19 allows 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 58.59% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-10-22 18:20Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 03:38Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-10-22
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 81def63faceb8937cc873d518dbe013618c3b742d4428a295e711f194bc6af52
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- docs.suitecrm.comhttps://docs.suitecrm.com/admin/releases/7.11.x/#_7_11_19
- github.comhttps://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/commits/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/suitecrm_log_file_rce.rb
- suitecrm.comhttps://suitecrm.com/time-to-upgrade-suitecrm-7-11-19-7-10-30-lts-released/
- theyhack.mehttps://theyhack.me/SuiteCRM-RCE-2/
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165001/SuiteCRM-7.11.18-Remote-Code-Execution.html