# CVE-2023-22952: Multiple SugarCRM Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-22952-multiple-sugarcrm-products-remote-code-execution-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-02-02. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-22952 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2023-02-02

Multiple SugarCRM products contain a remote code execution vulnerability due to missing input validation in the EmailTemplates module. An authenticated attacker can inject and execute custom PHP code via a specially crafted request.

Technologies: [Apple Multiple Products](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/multiple-products). Vendors: [Apple](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/apple).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-22952 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2023-22952 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 2 February 2023. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2023-22952?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 2 February 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** SugarCRM SugarCRM before 12.0 Hotfix 91155; 11.0.0 to 11.0.5; 12.0.0 to 12.0.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-22952?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2023-22952 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-22952?** Check whether you run Apple Multiple Products. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- SugarCRM SugarCRM before 12.0 Hotfix 91155; 11.0.0 to 11.0.5; 12.0.0 to 12.0.2

## Timeline

- 2023-01-11: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2023-02-02: kev added: Date added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2023-02-02: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild

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