# CVE-2022-45185: Deserialization in n/a

> Authenticated users can upload malicious files and trigger deserialization to achieve remote code execution in SuiteCRM.

- **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:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** BIT-suitecrm-2022-45185, GHSA-qjmp-rfrj-7cv5

## What is CVE-2022-45185?

CVE-2022-45185 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Salesagility Suitecrm, published on 7 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in SuiteCRM 7.12.7. Authenticated users can use CRM functions to upload malicious files. Then, deserialization can be used to achieve code execution.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45185?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `suitecrm` | Bitnami | From 7.12.7 to 7.12.7 | None |

Products: Salesagility Suitecrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45185?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45185 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-45185 exists.

## 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-2022-45185 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45185 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Salesagility Suitecrm, published on 7 Jan 2025. 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-2022-45185 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- suitecrm (Bitnami): affected from 7.12.7 up to 7.12.7; no fix listed

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-2022-45185/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45185/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45185
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45185
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45185

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45185/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.