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CVE-2023-22952

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-02-02 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2023-01-11
  • Fixed in12.0.2 · 11.0.5
  • WeaknessCWE-20 · CWE-94

Am I affected?

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Description

In SugarCRM before 12.0. Hotfix 91155, a crafted request can inject custom PHP code through the EmailTemplates because of missing input validation.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-01-1109:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-02-02Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2023-02-02Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-02-02Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-01-2915:22SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 09:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-22952?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-22952?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Sugarcrm
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.0≥ 12.0.0, < 12.0.212.0.2
11.0≥ 11.0.0, < 11.0.511.0.5

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Sugarcrm to 12.0.2 · 11.0.5
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2023-02-23

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/multi/http/sugarcrm_webshell_cve_2023_22952rank: goodModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2023-02-02
Patch Due Date
2023-02-23
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-01-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-g9w6-c3gx-pmr3

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22952?

In SugarCRM before 12.0. Hotfix 91155, a crafted request can inject custom PHP code through the EmailTemplates because of missing input validation.

Is CVE-2023-22952 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2023-22952 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2023-02-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-22952?

CVE-2023-22952 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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