# CVE-2020-28328: File upload in n/a

> An attacker with admin access can achieve remote code execution by configuring the log file name to point to a malicious PHP file.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Nov 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-suitecrm-2020-28328, GHSA-4c2c-97pg-w9x9

## What is CVE-2020-28328?

CVE-2020-28328 is a high-severity vulnerability in Salesagility Suitecrm, published on 6 Nov 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28328?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including suitecrm. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `suitecrm` | Bitnami | All versions | 7.11.17 |

Products: Salesagility Suitecrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-28328?

Upgrade suitecrm to 7.11.17 or later.

## Is CVE-2020-28328 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-28328 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Writeup on CVE-2020-28328: SuiteCRM Log File Remote Code Execution plus some bonus Cross-Site Scripting (github_poc): https://github.com/mcorybillington/SuiteCRM-RCE
- SuiteCRM 7.11.15 - 'last_name' Remote Code Execution (Authenticated) (exploitdb)
- SuiteCRM Log File Remote Code Execution (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in Salesagility Suitecrm

- [CVE-2024-36412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36412/): SuiteCRM unauthenticated SQL Injection (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-1644](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1644/): Suite CRM v7.14.2 - RCE via Local File Inclusion (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-45898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45898/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-45899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45899/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-8783](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8783/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-28328 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-28328 is a high-severity vulnerability in Salesagility Suitecrm, published on 6 Nov 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-28328 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- suitecrm (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 7.11.17

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28328/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28328/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28328
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28328
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-28328

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28328/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.