CVE-2023-22952 (GCVE-0-2023-22952)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-11 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15- n/a
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-20 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Multiple Products |
| Due Date | 2023-02-23 |
| Date Added | 2023-02-02 |
| Vendorproject | SugarCRM |
| Vulnerabilityname | Multiple SugarCRM Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Honeypot
Signal: In The Wild Attempts
Confidence: 70%
Source: shadowserver
Details
| 1D | 1 |
|---|---|
| Iot | no |
| Feed | Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities |
| Type | http-scan |
| Class | other-software |
| 7D Avg | 0 |
| Vendor | SugarCRM |
| 30D Avg | 0 |
| 90D Avg | 0 |
| Product | SugarCRM |
| Cisa Kev | yes |
| Connections | 1 |
| Observation Date | 2026-06-27 |
| Vulnerability Class | None |
| Vulnerability Score | None |
| Vulnerability Severity | None |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | In SugarCRM before 12.0. Hotfix 91155, a crafted request can inject custom PHP code through the EmailTemplates because of missing input validation. |
| Vendor | SugarCRM |
| Product | SugarCRM |
| Added Date | 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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