CVE-2026-58410 in ChurchCRM
Summary
by MITRE • 07/14/2026
ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to version 7.4.0, there was an authorization flaw in the family-scoped endpoints which allowed low-privileged users to read and modify other families’ records. An authenticated non-admin user with EditSelf access can supply another family’s `familyId` and access records outside their own family scope. The backend trusts the attacker-controlled `familyId` and loads the corresponding family entity by ID without verifying that the requested family belongs to the current user. If the same user also has Notes permission, they can create notes on another family’s record. This breaks the intended EditSelf scope and allows access to unrelated congregation records. This issue has been fixed in version 7.4.0.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/14/2026
The ChurchCRM authentication vulnerability represents a critical authorization flaw that undermines the fundamental security boundaries of the system. This weakness exists within the family-scoped endpoints where the application fails to properly validate user permissions against requested data access. The vulnerability specifically affects versions prior to 7.4.0 and demonstrates a classic case of insufficient authorization checks that allows privilege escalation through manipulated request parameters.
The technical implementation flaw stems from the backend's trust in attacker-controlled family identifiers without proper validation mechanisms. When an authenticated user with EditSelf privileges submits a familyId parameter, the system blindly retrieves and processes the corresponding family entity without verifying whether the requesting user has legitimate access rights to that particular family record. This design flaw creates a direct path for unauthorized data access and modification that bypasses the intended security model.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data exposure to encompass potential data integrity compromise and privacy violations within religious organizations. Low-privileged users can exploit this weakness to read sensitive personal information belonging to other congregation members, including family details, contact information, and potentially confidential notes. The ability to create notes on other families' records further amplifies the threat surface, as it allows for persistent data manipulation that could go unnoticed by system administrators.
This authorization bypass vulnerability aligns with CWE-285 which addresses insufficient authorization issues in software systems. The flaw also maps to ATT&CK technique T1078.004 which covers valid accounts and credential abuse, as the attack exploits legitimate user credentials to access unauthorized data. The vulnerability represents a failure in the principle of least privilege enforcement, where the system does not properly verify that users can only access resources within their designated scope.
Organizations using ChurchCRM should immediately implement version 7.4.0 or later which contains the necessary fixes for this authorization flaw. System administrators should also conduct thorough security audits to identify any potential data breaches that may have occurred due to this vulnerability. Additional mitigations include implementing proper input validation, enforcing strict access controls at the application level, and establishing monitoring mechanisms to detect unauthorized access attempts. The fix demonstrates the importance of robust authorization checks in web applications and highlights the need for comprehensive security testing during software development lifecycle phases.