CVE-2019-16966
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CVE-2019-16966 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freepbx | Contactmanager | >= 13.0.2, < 13.0.45.3 | — |
| Freepbx | Contactmanager | >= 14.0.1.1, < 14.0.5.12 | — |
| Freepbx | Contactmanager | >= 15.0.2, < 15.0.8.21 | — |
| Freepbx | Contactmanager | 13.0.0 | Beta1 |
| Freepbx | Contactmanager | 14.0.1 | — |
| Sangoma | Freepbx | 14.0.10.3 | — |
References
- https://github.com/FreePBX/contactmanager/commit/99e5aa0050224289cfe64c9036f38ce2531bf633Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://issues.freepbx.org/browse/FREEPBX-20437Vendor Advisory
- https://resp3ctblog.wordpress.com/2019/10/19/freepbx-xss-1/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/FreePBX/contactmanager/commit/99e5aa0050224289cfe64c9036f38ce2531bf633Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://issues.freepbx.org/browse/FREEPBX-20437Vendor Advisory
- https://resp3ctblog.wordpress.com/2019/10/19/freepbx-xss-1/Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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