CVE-2026-35573

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 v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/security/advisories/GHSA-r6cr-mvr9-f6wx	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/security/advisories/GHSA-r6cr-mvr9-f6wx	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:churchcrm:churchcrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-07 18:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:40

NVD link : CVE-2026-35573

Mitre link : CVE-2026-35573

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35573

JSON object : View

Products Affected

churchcrm

churchcrm

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-434

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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