CVE-2018-25357 Dolibarr ERP CRM 7.0.3 Remote Code Execution via install/step1.php

What is CVE-2018-25357?

CVE-2018-25357 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm, published on 23 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dolibarr ERP CRM 7.0.3 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting PHP code through the db_name parameter. Attackers can send a POST request to install/step1.php with malicious PHP code in the db_name parameter, then execute commands via the check.php endpoint using the cmd GET parameter.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25357?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including dolibarr/dolibarr. It affects 1 product.

Products include Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm.

How do I fix CVE-2018-25357?

Upgrade dolibarr/dolibarr to a fixed version for your release line: 6.0.8 or 7.0.4.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2018-25357 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25357 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm

• CVE-2022-43138 Dolibarr vulnerable to privilege escalation Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-40871 Dolibarr vulnerable to Eval Injection Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-33816 Dolibarr remote PHP code execution Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7995 Dolibarr Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Critical 9.8
• CVE-2013-2091 SQL injection in dolibarr Critical 9.8

All Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-hxmh-2xc4-c894, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-25357, USN-8448-1.