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CVE-2026-42289: ChurchCRM CRM · Improper Privilege Management

Affects ChurchCRM CRMSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade to 7.3.2 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 7.3.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade CRM and churchcrm/CRM to 7.3.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ChurchCRMCRMAffected
  • <7.3.2
Fixed in
  • 7.3.2
GitHubchurchcrm/CRMpkg:github/churchcrm/CRMOther threatsAffected
  • <7.3.2
Fixed in
  • 7.3.2

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AI-suggested

Upgrade ChurchCRM to version 7.3.2 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the vulnerability is addressed in this official release, applying this update fully mitigates the risk. No additional mitigations are required if the system is updated.

Description

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 7.3.2, UserEditor.php processes user account creation and permission updates entirely through $_POST parameters with no CSRF token validation. An unauthenticated attacker can craft a malicious HTML page that, when visited by an authenticated administrator, silently elevates any low-privilege user to full administrator or creates a new admin backdoor account without the victim's knowledge This vulnerability is fixed in 7.3.2.

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