# CVE-2021-25960: SuiteCRM - CSV Injection in Accounts Module

> A low-privileged attacker can inject malicious formulas into SuiteCRM account fields, leading to code execution when an administrator exports the data to CSV.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-suitecrm-2021-25960, GHSA-4vxw-8xm6-p5q8

## What is CVE-2021-25960?

CVE-2021-25960 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Salesagility Suitecrm, published on 29 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In “SuiteCRM” application, v7.11.18 through v7.11.19 and v7.10.29 through v7.10.31 are affected by “CSV Injection” vulnerability (Formula Injection). A low privileged attacker can use accounts module to inject payloads in the input fields. When an administrator access accounts module to export the data as a CSV file and opens it, the payload gets executed. This was not fixed properly as part of CVE-2020-15301, allowing the attacker to bypass the security measure.

Weakness: CWE-1236 (Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25960?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `suitecrm` | Bitnami | From 7.10.29 | 7.10.32, 7.11.21 |

Products: Salesagility Suitecrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25960?

Upgrade suitecrm to a fixed version for your release line: 7.10.32 or 7.11.21.

## Is CVE-2021-25960 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2021-25960 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25960 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Salesagility Suitecrm, published on 29 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- suitecrm (Bitnami): affected from 7.10.29; fixed in 7.10.32, 7.11.21

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-2021-25960/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25960/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25960
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25960
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25960

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25960/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.