SugarCRM <= 6.5.18 Missing Authorization Check Vulnerabilities
• Software Link:
• Affected Versions:
Version 6.5.18 CE and prior versions.
• Vulnerabilities Description:
The application fails to properly check whether the user has administrator privileges within the following scripts:
1) /modules/Administration/ImportCustomFieldStructure.php
2) /modules/Administration/UpgradeWizard_commit.php
3) /modules/Connectors/controller.php (“RunTest” action)
This can be exploited by authenticated users to access certain otherwise restricted administrative features or exploit further vulnerabilities within the affected scripts (e.g. a SQL injection vulnerability located within the ImportCustomFieldStructure.php file).
• Solution:
Update to version 6.5.19 CE or higher.
• Disclosure Timeline:
[22/10/2014] – Vendor notified
[15/12/2014] – Version 6.5.19 CE released: https://goo.gl/jucc0C
[29/04/2015] – CVE number requested
[23/06/2016] – Public disclosure
• CVE Reference:
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
has not assigned a CVE identifier for these vulnerabilities.
• Credits:
Vulnerabilities discovered by Egidio Romano.