SuiteCRM up to 7.14.6/8.8.0 unserialize input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SuiteCRM up to 7.14.6/8.8.0. The impacted element is the function unserialize. This manipulation causes Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-54785. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SuiteCRM up to 7.14.6/8.8.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function unserialize. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SuiteCRM is an open-source, enterprise-ready Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software application. In versions 7.14.6 and 8.8.0, user-supplied input is not validated/sanitized before it is passed to the unserialize function, which could lead to penetration, privilege escalation, sensitive data exposure, Denial of Service, cryptomining and ransomware. This issue is fixed in version 7.14.7 and 8.8.1.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-54785 since 07/29/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 7.14.7 or 8.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at docs.suitecrm.com.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SuiteCRM 7.14.7/8.8.1

Timelineinfo

07/29/2025 CVE reserved
08/07/2025 +9 days Advisory disclosed
08/07/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/07/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-53cp-mpfw-qj67
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54785 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-319117

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2025 08:52
Updated: 08/07/2025 14:15
Changes: 08/07/2025 08:52 (63), 08/07/2025 13:21 (2), 08/07/2025 14:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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