Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-36415

Salesagility Suitecrm ≤ 7.14.4

Published
10 June 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 9.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0088 56th percentile
Risk Priority 65 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-36415 is a critical-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability in Salesagility Suitecrm. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 44% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

SuiteCRM, an open-source customer relationship management application, contains a flaw in its uploaded file verification logic that permits remote code execution. The issue affects all versions prior to 7.14.4 and 8.6.1 and is tracked under CWE-98 and CWE-434, reflecting improper control of filenames for include/require operations combined with unrestricted upload of dangerous file types.

An attacker with high privileges can exploit the vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to upload a malicious file that bypasses verification checks, resulting in arbitrary code execution on the server with impacts to confidentiality, integrity Availability, and scope change.

The official GitHub Security Advisories for GHSA-c82f-58jv-jfrh state that the issue is resolved in SuiteCRM 7.14.4 and 8.6.1; administrators are advised to upgrade to these patched releases.

EPSS scores for the CVE rose from lower values to a peak of 0.0584 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current 0.0400, indicating modest but detectable post-disclosure interest in exploitation.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

SuiteCRM is an open-source Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software application. Prior to versions 7.14.4 and 8.6.1, a vulnerability in uploaded file verification in products allows for remote code execution. Versions 7.14.4 and 8.6.1 contain a fix for this issue.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1505 Server Software Component Persistence
Adversaries may abuse legitimate extensible development features of servers to establish persistent access to systems.
T1505.003 Web Shell Persistence
Adversaries may backdoor web servers with web shells to establish persistent access to systems.
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer Command And Control
Adversaries may transfer tools or other files from an external system into a compromised environment.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

salesagility
suitecrm
≤ 7.14.4 · 8.0.0 — 8.6.1

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.1.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and static analysis can discover missing filename restrictions before deployment.

Validating all inputs before they reach include/require statements directly stops untrusted filenames from being used.

Malicious-code protection at entry points blocks dangerous file types from being accepted and executed.

Enforcing access authorizations on resources limits what an included file can reach even if a bad name is supplied.

Information-flow rules can block the loading of external or unauthorized files into the PHP process.

Least functionality restricts the file types and automatic processing capabilities the system will accept.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-05 mostly match
prevents

Restricting execution of unauthorized software directly blocks dangerous uploaded files from running.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices such as input validation and allow-listing of include paths directly prevent the weakness.

PR.PS-01 partial match
prevents

Hardened runtime configuration (e.g., allow_url_include=off) directly blocks RFI even if code is flawed.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing can detect RFI but does not prevent the weakness by itself.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and safe include/require patterns that directly prevent remote file inclusion.

prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection and unsafe file operations.

prevents

Secure architecture principles reduce attack surface but do not specifically address dynamic file inclusion.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly require whitelisting and sanitization of filenames used in include/require statements.

prevents

Mandated testing for malicious content and known vulnerabilities reduces the likelihood that an outsourced component will contain or accept dangerous file types that could later be uploaded or executed.

References