CVE-2005-4086

Sugar Suite < 4.0 beta - Directory Traversal via acceptDecline.php beanFiles Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2005-4086. PoCs published by pointslash.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a remote code execution vulnerability in Sugar Suite Open Source <= 4.0 beta. It leverages a file inclusion flaw in 'acceptDecline.php' to write a malicious PHP file ('pointslash.php') to the server, which then executes arbitrary commands via HTTP GET parameters.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in acceptDecline.php in Sugar Suite Open Source Customer Relationship Management (SugarCRM) 4.0 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files via ".." sequences in the beanFiles array parameter.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by pointslash · cwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1364

This exploit targets a remote code execution vulnerability in Sugar Suite Open Source <= 4.0 beta. It leverages a file inclusion flaw in 'acceptDecline.php' to write a malicious PHP file ('pointslash.php') to the server, which then executes arbitrary commands via HTTP GET parameters.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Sugar Suite Open Source <= 4.0 beta
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Target server running Sugar Suite Open Source <= 4.0 beta · Ability to host a remote file (file.txt) on an attacker-controlled server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1359

This PHP script exploits a remote code execution vulnerability in Sugar Suite Open Source <= 4.0 beta by sending a crafted HTTP GET request to the 'acceptDecline.php' endpoint with malicious input in the 'beanFiles' parameter. The exploit includes a web interface for user input and supports proxy usage.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Sugar Suite Open Source <= 4.0 beta
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Target running vulnerable version of Sugar Suite
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015322
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418840
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15760
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2800
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://rgod.altervista.org/sugar_suite_40beta.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17948

Scores

EPSS 0.1256
EPSS Percentile 94.1%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
sugarcrm/sugar_suite 3.5
sugarcrm/sugar_suite 4.0_beta
Published Dec 08, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026