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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-28328

SuiteCRM before 7.11.17 is vulnerable to remote code execution via the system settings Log File Name setting.

EXPLOITHIGH 8.8EPSS 63.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 63.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
63.27% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 9 November 2020
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-434
Affected
salesagility/suitecrm
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%33%65%26 October 2026: 63.27%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 63.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-49001source ↗SuiteCRM 7.11.15 - 'last_name' Remote Code Execution (Authenticated)php · M. Cory Billingtonwebapps9 November 2020no

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.