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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-3250 · published 18 September 2009

CVE-2009-3250: Vtiger crm improper input validation vulnerability

Vtiger · Vtiger Crm

The saveForwardAttachments procedure in the Compose Mail functionality in vtiger CRM 5.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by composing an e-mail message with an attachment filename ending in (1) .php in installations based on certain Apache HTTP Server configurations, (2) .php. on Windows, or (3) .php/ on Linux, and then making a direct request to a certain pathname under storage/.

9.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 11% · top 4.3% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
9.0CVSS 2.0 base score
11%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References, 6 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The saveForwardAttachments procedure in the Compose Mail functionality in vtiger CRM 5.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by composing an e-mail message with an attachment filename ending in (1) .php in installations based on certain Apache HTTP Server configurations, (2) .php. on Windows, or (3) .php/ on Linux, and then making a direct request to a certain pathname under storage/.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125060676515670&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/36309 Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9450
http://www.osvdb.org/57237
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36062 Exploit
http://www.ush.it/2009/08/18/vtiger-crm-504-multiple-vulnerabilities/ Exploit
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack-vtigercrm_504/vtigercrm_504.txt Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2319 Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125060676515670&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/36309 Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9450
http://www.osvdb.org/57237
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36062 Exploit
http://www.ush.it/2009/08/18/vtiger-crm-504-multiple-vulnerabilities/ Exploit
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack-vtigercrm_504/vtigercrm_504.txt Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2319 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-3250), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.