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ChurchCRM: Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted PHP File Write in Database Restore Function

Published Apr 17, 2026

Description

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. In versions prior to 7.2.0, the database backup restore functionality extracts uploaded archive contents and copies files from the Images/ directory into the web-accessible document root using recursiveCopyDirectory(), which performs no file extension filtering. An authenticated administrator can upload a crafted backup archive containing a PHP webshell inside the Images/ directory, which is then written to a publicly accessible path and executable via HTTP requests, resulting in remote code execution as the web server user. The restore endpoint also lacks CSRF token validation, enabling exploitation through cross-site request forgery targeting an authenticated administrator. This issue has been fixed in version 7.2.0.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner GitHub_M
Published Apr 17, 2026
Updated Apr 20, 2026
Reserved Apr 13, 2026
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Apr 20, 2026
NVD
Status Deferred
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a