XSS in Freepbx Contactmanager
CVE-2019-16966
An issue was discovered in Contactmanager 13.x before 13.0.45.3, 14.x before 14.0.5.12, and 15.x before 15.0.8.21 for FreePBX 14.0.10.3. In the Contactmanager class (html\admin\modules\contactmanager\Contactmanager.class.php), an unsanitized group variable coming from the URL is reflected in HTML on 2 occasions, leading to XSS. It can be requested via a GET request to /admin/ajax.php?module=contactmanager.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freepbx Contactmanager — versions 13.0.0, 14.0.1
- Sangoma Freepbx — versions 14.0.10.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- issues.freepbx.org/browse/FREEPBX-20437 (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/FreePBX/contactmanager/commit/99e5aa0050224289cfe64c9036f38ce2531bf6… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- resp3ctblog.wordpress.com/2019/10/19/freepbx-xss-1/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16966?
- CVE-2019-16966 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freepbx Contactmanager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-10-21.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16966?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.