CVE-2021-45041

HIGH

SuiteCRM < 7.12.2 and 8.x < 8.0.1 - Authenticated SQL Injection via Project Module Tooltips

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-45041. PoCs published by manuelz120.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2021-45041, an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in SuiteCRM <= 8.0. The exploit leverages a backslash to escape a single quote in the `resource_id` parameter, allowing arbitrary SQL injection via the `start_date` parameter.

Description

SuiteCRM before 7.12.2 and 8.x before 8.0.1 allows authenticated SQL injection via the Tooltips action in the Project module, involving resource_id and start_date.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by manuelz120 · poc
https://github.com/manuelz120/CVE-2021-45041

This repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2021-45041, an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in SuiteCRM <= 8.0. The exploit leverages a backslash to escape a single quote in the `resource_id` parameter, allowing arbitrary SQL injection via the `start_date` parameter.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SuiteCRM <= 8.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid SuiteCRM credentials · Access to the SuiteCRM Project module
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://docs.suitecrm.com/admin/releases/7.12.x/
Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://docs.suitecrm.com/8.x/admin/releases/8.0/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/manuelz120/CVE-2021-45041

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0220
EPSS Percentile 80.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (3)
salesagility/suitecrm 8.0 beta (4 CPE variants)
salesagility/suitecrm 8.0.0
salesagility/suitecrm < 7.12.2
Published Dec 19, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026