What is CVE-2019-16973?

CVE-2019-16973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fusionpbx, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2019-16973?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Fusionpbx

CVE-2019-16973

In FusionPBX up to 4.5.7, the file app\contacts\contact_edit.php uses an unsanitized "query_string" variable coming from the URL, which is reflected in HTML, leading to XSS.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Fusionpbx
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16973?: CVE-2019-16973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fusionpbx, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-16973?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.