# CVE-2020-37004: Ultimate Project Manager CRM PRO 2.0.5 - SQLi Credentials Leakage

> Attackers can extract usernames and password hashes via blind SQL injection in the search endpoint, compromising user credentials.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c4c5-39xc-rxv2

## What is CVE-2020-37004?

CVE-2020-37004 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in codexcube Ultimate Project Manager CRM PRO, published on 29 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Ultimate Project Manager CRM PRO version 2.0.5 contains a blind SQL injection vulnerability that allows attackers to extract usernames and password hashes from the tbl_users database table. Attackers can exploit the /frontend/get_article_suggestion/ endpoint by crafting malicious search parameters to progressively guess and retrieve user credentials through boolean-based inference techniques.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37004?


## How do I fix CVE-2020-37004?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37004 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-37004 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37004 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2020-37004 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-37004 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in codexcube Ultimate Project Manager CRM PRO, published on 29 Jan 2026. 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-2020-37004 exists.

Affected product: codexcube Ultimate Project Manager CRM PRO. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2020-37004/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37004/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37004
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37004
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-37004

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37004/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.