SugarCRM Sugar Suite up to 4.0 acceptdecline.php array path traversal

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
4.8$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SugarCRM Sugar Suite up to 4.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file acceptdecline.php. The manipulation of the argument array leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-4086. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SugarCRM Sugar Suite up to 4.0. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file acceptdecline.php. The manipulation of the argument array with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in acceptDecline.php in Sugar Suite Open Source Customer Relationship Management (SugarCRM) 4.0 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files via ".." sequences in the beanFiles array parameter.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2005. The weakness was released 12/08/2005 by rgod (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4086 since 12/08/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:acceptdecline.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20286 (SugarCRM <= 4.0 beta acceptDecline.php Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23541), Exploit-DB (1359), Tenable (20286), SecurityFocus (BID 15760†) and OSVDB (21526†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-27372. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Version

License

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Download: 🔍
Google Hack: 🔍

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 20286
Nessus Name: SugarCRM <= 4.0 beta acceptDecline.php Remote File Inclusion
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 20286
OpenVAS Name: SugarCRM <
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Exploit-DB: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

01/01/2005 🔍
12/07/2005 +340 days 🔍
12/07/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/07/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/08/2005 +1 days 🔍
12/08/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/08/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/08/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2005 +2 days 🔍
12/13/2005 +3 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3375 days 🔍
12/12/2025 +3929 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: rgod
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-4086 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4086
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27371
X-Force: 23541
SecurityFocus: 15760 - SugarCRM Sugar Suite Remote and Local File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17948 - Sugar Suite "beanFiles[1]" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 21526 - Sugar Suite acceptDecline.php remote file include
SecurityTracker: 1015322
Vulnerability Center: 9968 - Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Sugar Suite, High
Vupen: ADV-2005-2800

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 12/12/2025 17:10
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (82), 06/12/2019 16:30 (5), 12/12/2025 17:10 (19)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Want to know what is going to be exploited?

We predict KEV entries!