# CVE-2021-41596: Path traversal in n/a

> Attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the import functionality, exposing sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Oct 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-suitecrm-2021-41596, GHSA-4jcj-f5hc-phm8

## What is CVE-2021-41596?

CVE-2021-41596 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Salesagility Suitecrm, published on 4 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SuiteCRM before 7.10.33 and 7.11.22 allows information disclosure via Directory Traversal. An attacker can partially include arbitrary files via the importFile parameter of the RefreshMapping import functionality.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41596?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `suitecrm` | Bitnami | All versions | 7.10.33, 7.11.22 |

Products: Salesagility Suitecrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-41596?

Upgrade suitecrm to a fixed version for your release line: 7.10.33 or 7.11.22.

## Is CVE-2021-41596 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41596 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-2021-41596 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-41596 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Salesagility Suitecrm, published on 4 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- suitecrm (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 7.10.33, 7.11.22

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-2021-41596/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41596/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-41596
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41596
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-41596

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41596/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.