CVE-2024-49772
📋 TL;DR
SuiteCRM versions 7.14.4 have a SQL injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with low privileges to execute arbitrary SQL queries. This can lead to complete database compromise, exposing all stored data including sensitive customer information. Only authenticated users are affected, but even low-privilege accounts can exploit this.
💻 Affected Systems
- SuiteCRM
📦 What is this software?
Suitecrm by Salesagility
Suitecrm by Salesagility
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise allowing data exfiltration, modification, or deletion of all CRM data including customer records, financial information, and authentication credentials.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of sensitive customer information, business intelligence, and potentially credential harvesting from the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if strong network segmentation, database permissions, and monitoring are in place, but SQL injection still poses significant risk.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated access but low privilege accounts can exploit. SQL injection typically has low complexity once the vulnerable endpoint is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 7.14.6 or 8.7.1
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/salesagility/SuiteCRM/security/advisories/GHSA-4xj8-hr85-hm3m
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Backup your SuiteCRM instance and database. 2. Download SuiteCRM version 7.14.6 or 8.7.1 from the official repository. 3. Follow the SuiteCRM upgrade documentation for your specific deployment method. 4. Restart the web server and verify the application functions correctly.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
No official workarounds
allThe vendor advisory states there are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to limit SuiteCRM access to authorized users only
- Enforce principle of least privilege for all SuiteCRM user accounts and database permissions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check SuiteCRM version in Admin panel or by examining the application files. Version 7.14.4 is vulnerable.Check Version:
Check SuiteCRM Admin panel or examine the application's version.php fileVerify Fix Applied:
Verify SuiteCRM version shows 7.14.6 or 8.7.1 in Admin panel after upgrade.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL query patterns in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful authentication and unusual database access
- Web server logs showing SQL syntax in POST parameters
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database connection patterns from web application servers
- Large data transfers from database to unexpected destinations
SIEM Query:
source="suitecrm_logs" AND (message="SQL" OR message="database" OR message="query") AND severity="ERROR" OR source="web_server" AND uri="*suitecrm*" AND (params="*SELECT*" OR params="*UNION*" OR params="*FROM*" OR params="*WHERE*")