ChurchCRM: Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted PHP File Write in Database Restore Function
Published Apr 17, 2026
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.99%
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.
Affected products
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- Version < 7.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
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Remediation
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References (3)
- https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/commit/68be1d12bc4cc1429575ae797ef05efe47030d39 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/pull/8610 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/security/advisories/GHSA-2932-77f9-62fx x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/commit/68be1d12bc4cc1429575ae797ef05efe47030d39 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/pull/8610 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/security/advisories/GHSA-2932-77f9-62fx | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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