SuiteCRM up to 7.14.7/8.9.0 Deactivation privileges management
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in SuiteCRM up to 7.14.7/8.9.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Deactivation Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-64489. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SuiteCRM up to 7.14.7/8.9.0. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Deactivation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
SuiteCRM is an open-source, enterprise-ready Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software application. Versions 7.14.7 and prior, 8.0.0-beta.1 through 8.9.0 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability where user sessions are not invalidated upon account deactivation. An inactive user with an active session can continue to access the application and, critically, can self-reactivate their account. This undermines administrative controls and allows unauthorized persistence. This issue is fixed in versions 7.14.8 and 8.9.1.
It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-64489 since 11/05/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 7.14.8 or 8.9.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 30277cfe69755f7360a23d4805e06a5c38f14131 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-38349) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2516). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Affected
- Open Source SuiteCRM
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.3
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: SuiteCRM 7.14.8/8.9.1
Patch: 30277cfe69755f7360a23d4805e06a5c38f14131
Timeline
11/05/2025 CVE reserved11/08/2025 Advisory disclosed
11/08/2025 VulDB entry created
11/27/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: GHSA-j6jg-9jj3-q2ph
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-64489 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-64489
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331599
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2516 - SuiteCRM: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Manipulation von Dateien
Entry
Created: 11/08/2025 07:54Updated: 11/27/2025 07:01
Changes: 11/08/2025 07:54 (66), 11/08/2025 13:19 (7), 11/14/2025 00:44 (1), 11/27/2025 07:01 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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