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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-35573 · published 7 April 2026

CVE-2026-35573: Churchcrm path traversal vulnerability

Churchcrm · Churchcrm

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 6.5.3, a path traversal vulnerability in ChurchCRM's backup restore functionality allows authenticated administrators to upload arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution by overwriting Apache .htaccess configuration files. The vulnerability exists in src/ChurchCRM/Backup/RestoreJob.php. The $rawUploadedFile['name'] parameter is user-controlled and allows uploading files with arbitrary names to /var/www/html/tmp_attach/ChurchCRMBackups/. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.5.3.

9.1 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.92% · top 41.4% CWE-22 · Path traversalCWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
9.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.92%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 6.5.3, a path traversal vulnerability in ChurchCRM's backup restore functionality allows authenticated administrators to upload arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution by overwriting Apache .htaccess configuration files. The vulnerability exists in src/ChurchCRM/Backup/RestoreJob.php. The $rawUploadedFile['name'] parameter is user-controlled and allows uploading files with arbitrary names to /var/www/html/tmp_attach/ChurchCRMBackups/. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.5.3.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/security/advisories/GHSA-r6cr-mvr9-f6wx ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/security/advisories/GHSA-r6cr-mvr9-f6wx ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-35573), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.