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CVE-2013-3591· NVD / CVE Program· CNA certcc

vTiger CRM 5.3 and 5.4: 'files' Upload Folder Arbitrary PHP Code Execution Vulnerability

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Feb 7, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
43.1% · 99th percentile
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Action score

48

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
13 / 30 · 43.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
vtigervtiger crm

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • vtiger vtiger crm5.3.0
  • vtiger vtiger crm5.4.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (certcc). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • vTiger CRM vTiger CRM

    • 5.3, 5.4affected

Same product

vtiger: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2013-3214vtiger CRM 5.4.0 and earlier contain a PHP Code Injection Vulnerability in 'vtigerolservice.php'.
    64This week
  • CVE-2013-3215vtiger CRM 5.4.0 and earlier contain an Authentication Bypass Vulnerability due to improper authentication validation in the validateSession
    60This week
  • CVE-2015-6000Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Settings_Vtiger_CompanyDetailsSave_Action class in modules/Settings/Vtiger/actions/CompanyDeta
    47Plan
  • CVE-2020-22807An issue was dicovered in vtiger crm 7.2.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2009-3250The saveForwardAttachments procedure in the Compose Mail functionality in vtiger CRM 5.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbi
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-44779A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the viewname parameter in the index page of vTiger CRM 7.4.0 allows attackers to exe
    38Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2013-10-31
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/http/vtiger_php_execvTigerCRM v5.4.0/v5.3.0 Authenticated Remote Code Executionexploit2013-10-30

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-2291 d
  2. First PoC-2290 d
  3. Published
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+2427 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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