ChurchCRM vulnerabilities and threats

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 7.0.0, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in ChurchCRM within the Person Property Management subsystem. This issue persists in versions patched for CVE-2023-38766 and allows an authenticated user to inject arbitrary JavaScript code via dynamically assigned person properties. The malicious payload is persistently stored and executed when other users view the affected person profile or access the printable view, potentially leading to session hijacking or full account compromise. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.0.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 6.5.3, a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (Stored XSS) vulnerability in the admin panel’s group-creation feature allows any user with group-creation privileges to inject malicious JavaScript that executes automatically when an administrator views the page. This enables attackers to steal the administrator’s session cookies, potentially leading to full administrative account takeover. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.5.3.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 6.5.3, it is possible to trigger server-side HTTP/HTTPS requests to arbitrary hosts (SSRF) by supplying a crafted URL in the Referer request header. The server subsequently makes an outbound request to the attacker-controlled domain, confirmed via OAST. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.5.3.

A critical path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) exists in ChurchCRM versions prior to 6.5.3 within the backup restore functionality. Authenticated administrators can exploit this flaw by uploading files with arbitrary names, enabling overwriting of Apache . htaccess files and potentially achieving remote code execution. The issue is due to improper validation of the filename parameter in RestoreJob.php. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.1 and is fixed in version 6.5.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 6.5.3, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ChurchCRM's Note Editor allows authenticated users with note-adding permissions to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of other users' browsers, including administrators. This can lead to session hijacking, privilege escalation, and unauthorized access to sensitive church member data. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.5.3.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 7.1.0, a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in PersonView.php due to incorrect use of sanitizeText() as an output sanitizer for HTML attribute context. The function only strips HTML tags, it does not escape quote characters allowing an attacker to break out of the href attribute and inject arbitrary JavaScript event handlers. Any authenticated user with the EditRecords role can store the payload in a person's Facebook field. The XSS fires against any user who views that person's profile page, including administrators, enabling session hijacking and full account takeover. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.0.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Versions prior to 7.0.2 allow an admin user to edit JSON type system settings to store a JavaScript payload that can execute when any admin views the system settings. The JSON input is left unescaped/unsanitized in SystemSettings.php, leading to XSS. This issue has been fixed in version 7.0.2.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. In versions prior to 6.8.2, it was possible for an authenticated user with permission to edit groups to store a JavaScript payload that would execute when the group was viewed in the Group View. Version 6.8.2 fixes this issue.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Versions prior to 6.7.2 have a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability occurs in Create Events in Church Calendar. Users with low privileges can create XSS payloads in the Description field. This payload is stored in the database, and when other users view that event (including the admin), the payload is triggered, leading to account takeover. Version 6.7.2 fixes the vulnerability.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. A SQL Injection vulnerability exists in endpoint `/PaddleNumEditor.php` in ChurchCRM prior to version 6.7.2. Any authenticated user, including one with zero assigned permissions, can exploit SQL injection through the `PerID` parameter. Version 6.7.2 contains a patch for the issue.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Versions prior to 6.5.3 have a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability on the pages `View Active People`, `View Inactive people`, and `View All People`. Version 6.5.3 fixes the issue.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to version 6.0.0, the application stores user-supplied HTML/JS without sufficient sanitization/encoding. When other users later view this content, attacker-controlled JavaScript executes in their browser (stored XSS). In affected contexts the script can access web origin data and perform privileged actions as the victim. Where session cookies are not marked HttpOnly, the script can read document.cookie, enabling session theft and account takeover. Version 6.0.0 patches the issue.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. A SQL Injection vulnerability exists in the legacy endpoint `/Reports/ConfirmReportEmail.php` in ChurchCRM prior to version 6.5.3. Although the feature was removed from the UI, the file remains deployed and reachable directly via URL. This is a classic case of *dead but reachable code*. Any authenticated user - including one with zero assigned permissions - can exploit SQL injection through the `familyId` parameter. Version 6.5.3 fixes the issue.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. In versions prior to 6.5.4, there is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the GroupEditor.php page of the application. When a user attempts to create a group role, they can execute malicious JavaScript. However, for this to work, the user must have permission to view and modify groups in the application. Version 6.5.4 fixes the issue.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. In versions prior to 6.5.3, a SQL injection vulnerability in ChurchCRM's Event Attendee Editor allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands, leading to complete database compromise, administrative credential theft, and potential system takeover. The vulnerability enables attackers to extract sensitive member data, authentication credentials, and financial information from the church management system. Version 6.5.3 contains a patch for the issue.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. In versions prior to 6.5.3, a SQL injection vulnerability exists in the `eGive.php` file within the "ReImport" functionality. An authenticated user with finance privileges can execute arbitrary SQL queries by manipulating the `MissingEgive_FamID_...` POST parameter. This can lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion within the database. Version 6.5.3 has a patch for the issue.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Versions prior to 6.5.3 may disclose database information in an error message including the host, ip, username, and password. Version 6.5.3 fixes the issue.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. In versions prior to 6.5.3, the Database Restore functionality does not validate the content or file extension of uploaded files. As a result, an attacker can upload a web shell file and subsequently upload a .htaccess file to enable direct access to it. Once accessed, the uploaded web shell allows remote code execution (RCE) on the server. Version 6.5.3 fixes the issue.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Versions prior to 6.5.3 have a SQL injection vulnerability in the `src/CartToFamily.php` file, specifically in how the `PersonAddress` POST parameter is handled. Unlike other parameters in the same file which are correctly cast to integers using the `InputUtils` class, the `PersonAddress` parameter is missing the type definition. This allows an attacker to inject arbitrary SQL commands directly into the query. Version 6.5.3 fixes the issue.

ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in ChurchCRM versions 6.4.0 and prior that allows a low-privilege user with the “Manage Groups” permission to inject persistent JavaScript into group role names. The payload is saved in the database and executed whenever any user (including administrators) views a page that displays that role, such as GroupView.php or PersonView.php. This allows full session hijacking and account takeover. As of time of publication, no known patched versions are available.