CVE-2019-16966

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.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.40%
Vendor Advisory freepbx.org Vendor Advisory wordpress.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://issues.freepbx.org/browse/FREEPBX-20437 vendor advisory
https://github.com/FreePBX/contactmanager/commit/99e5aa0050224289cfe64c9036f38ce2531bf633 third party advisory patch
https://resp3ctblog.wordpress.com/2019/10/19/freepbx-xss-1/ patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16966?
CVE-2019-16966 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-16966?
To fix CVE-2019-16966, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-16966 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-16966 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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