CVE-2026-40484 (GCVE-0-2026-40484)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-17 23:25 – Updated: 2026-04-20 14:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ChurchCRM: Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted PHP File Write in Database Restore Function
Summary
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.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-20 14:45 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/security/advisor… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/pull/8610 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/commit/68be1d12b… | x_refsource_MISC |
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