CVE-2026-40484

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

State
Published
Severity
9.1 Critical
Published
Apr 17, 2026
Updated
Apr 20, 2026
Reserved
Apr 13, 2026

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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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.19.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
  • CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Affected Products

ProductVersions
CRMChurchCRM
  • < 7.2.0Affected

References

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