SugarCRM has officially released version 7.9.0.1 for all commercial editions. SugarCRM recently detected security vulnerabilities that have since been investigated and addressed in this release. As always, SugarCRM has taken data security and the protection of your private information very seriously. SugarCRM has taken action to minimize potential risks.
For more information regarding the specific advisories, please refer to the following Security Advisory announcements:
- Security Advisory sugarcrm-sa-2017-004 : Authenticated users may cause arbitrary code to be executed.
- Security Advisory sugarcrm-sa-2017-005 : Custom code may execute an eval through a deprecated function.
Following our investigations, we have no reason to believe that the vulnerabilities were exploited. However, we recommend that you take the immediate steps below to ensure that your data stays protected:
On-Demand Customers
If you are hosted in Sugar On-Demand, no action is required as these vulnerabilities and bugs have been patched in our On-Demand environment. If you have additional questions related to how your instance has been affected, please open a case with our support team.
On-Site Customers
If you host your instance On-Site (in any environment outside of our Sugar On-Demand environment), please carefully review the following instructions and take the actions outlined below at the earliest opportunity. Failure to take these actions could leave you exposed to malicious attacks:
Version 7.9.x
Please visit our Download Manager to download the latest patch for your release, 7.9.0.1, which address these vulnerabilities. Our Installation and Upgrade Guide contains the appropriate guidance to apply these patches to your instance.
If upgrading now is not an option, please open a case with our support team to request a hotfix for the security vulnerabilities. We will then supply a module loadable package that can be applied to your current version and edition of Sugar. Support tickets can be opened via our portal or by emailing support@sugarcrm.com. If you are not familiar with the support process, please review our knowledge base article on Working With Sugar Support.
Release Notes
The release notes for 7.9.0.1 can be found at the following links:
