Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-52575

Espocrm ≤ 9.1.7

Public PoC
Published
21 July 2025
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0070 50th percentile
Risk Priority 52 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-52575 is a medium-severity LDAP Injection (CWE-90) vulnerability in Espocrm Espocrm. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 50% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

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.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

EspoCRM is an Open Source CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software. EspoCRM versions 9.1.6 and earlier are vulnerable to blind LDAP Injection when LDAP authentication is enabled. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can manipulate LDAP queries by injecting crafted input containing wildcard…

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characters (e.g., *). This may allow the attacker to bypass authentication controls, enumerate valid usernames, or retrieve sensitive directory information depending on the LDAP server configuration. This was fixed in version 9.1.7.

CWE(s)
CWE-90

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.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2026-33733Same product: Espocrm Espocrm
CVE-2020-37094Same product: Espocrm Espocrm
CVE-2026-33659Same product: Espocrm Espocrm
CVE-2025-59428Same product: Espocrm Espocrm
CVE-2023-5965Same product: Espocrm Espocrm

Affected Assets

espocrm
espocrm
≤ 9.1.7

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.6

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation can discover LDAP injection flaws through static analysis or crafted test cases.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly stops untrusted data from reaching an LDAP query builder without neutralization of special characters.

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Secure engineering principles require safe query construction and escaping that structurally prevents LDAP injection.

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-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input neutralization and query parameterization to prevent LDAP injection.

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.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development catches LDAP injection via dynamic analysis or fuzzing, but does not prevent it at the source.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and query construction practices that directly prevent LDAP injection.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements include explicit rules for safe construction of directory queries, mitigating LDAP injection.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards require proper neutralization of LDAP special characters, directly eliminating this weakness.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles none match
mitigates

Secure architecture principles encourage safe query interfaces but do not prescribe the specific coding controls needed for LDAP injection.

A.8.3 Information access restriction none match
none

Information access restriction limits who can query LDAP but does not address how queries are built.

References