Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-35418 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in Group Office CRM 6.4.196. A crafted SVG uploaded through the contact page may cause script execution when viewed. Business risk depends on who can upload contact files and who later views them.
Executive priority
Prioritize review if Group Office CRM is internet-facing or used by untrusted external contacts. Without confirmed exploitation or severity scoring, this is not automatically critical, but stored XSS can support account compromise or data exposure.
Technical view
The CVE describes XSS in the contact page of Group Office CRM 6.4.196 via crafted SVG upload. Sources do not provide CVSS, CWE, confirmed patch version, authentication requirements, or affected-version range beyond 6.4.196.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to deployments of Group Office CRM 6.4.196 that allow SVG uploads or rendering through contact-page workflows. Broader affected versions are not documented in the supplied sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle includes a public write-up reference, but no KEV listing and no cited evidence of active exploitation. Treat this as publicly disclosed, not confirmed exploited in the wild.
Researcher notes
Key unknowns are authentication requirements, victim interaction path, patch status, and affected-version range. The available evidence identifies the vector and version but does not establish exploit prevalence or vendor remediation details.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor guidance for a fixed Group Office CRM release.
- Inventory systems running Group Office CRM 6.4.196.
- Restrict or disable SVG uploads where business workflows allow.
- Sanitize uploaded SVG content and prevent active rendering.
- Limit contact-page upload permissions to trusted users.
- Monitor for unexpected SVG uploads in contact records.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Group Office CRM 6.4.196 is deployed.
- Review contact-page attachment and upload configuration.
- Check whether SVG files are accepted and rendered inline.
- Inspect logs or records for recent SVG uploads.
- Verify remediation against a controlled, non-malicious test case.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://fatihhcelik.blogspot.com/2020/12/group-office-crm-stored-xss-via-svg-file.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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