What is CVE-2019-16988?

CVE-2019-16988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fusionpbx, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-16988?

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

XSS in Fusionpbx

CVE-2019-16988

In FusionPBX up to v4.5.7, the file app\basic_operator_panel\resources\content.php uses an unsanitized "eavesdrop_dest" variable coming from the URL, which is reflected on 3 occasions in HTML, leading to XSS.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.0th 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-2019-16988?: CVE-2019-16988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fusionpbx, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-16988?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.