CVE-2018-25357 | Dolibarr ERP CRM 7.0.3 contains a remote code execution vuln… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

Dolibarr ERP CRM 7.0.3 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting PHP code through the db_name parameter. Attackers can send a POST request to install/step1.php with malicious PHP code in the db_name parameter, then execute commands via the check.php endpoint using the cmd GET parameter.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2018-25357
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-05-23 16:27 UTC
Published: 2026-05-23 18:32 UTC
Last updated: 2026-05-26 13:35 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Vendor / Product: Dolibarr / Dolibarr ERP CRM
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Dolibarr	Dolibarr ERP CRM	—	0 ≤ 7.0.3

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-94	cna	Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3	CRITICAL	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (4)

ExploitDB-44964 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44964
Official Product Homepage https://dolibarr.org
Product Reference https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr
VulnCheck Advisory: Dolibarr ERP CRM 7.0.3 Remote Code Evaluation via install/step1.php https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dolibarr-erp-crm-remote-code-evaluation-via-install-step1-php