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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-40484 · published 18 April 2026

CVE-2026-40484: Improper privilege management vulnerability

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.

9.1 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.99% · top 39.1% CWE-269 · Improper privilege managementCWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload Deferred
9.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.99%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

References

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https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/commit/68be1d12bc4cc1429575ae797ef05efe47030d39
https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/pull/8610
https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/security/advisories/GHSA-2932-77f9-62fx

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-40484), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.