CVE-2019-16967

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in Manager 13.x before 13.0.2.6 and 15.x before 15.0.6 before FreePBX 14.0.10.3. In the Manager module form (html\admin\modules\manager\views\form.php), an unsanitized managerdisplay variable coming from the URL is reflected in HTML, leading to XSS. It can be requested via GET request to /config.php?type=tool&display=manager.

Category

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

References

Link Tags
https://issues.freepbx.org/browse/FREEPBX-20436 vendor advisory exploit
https://github.com/FreePBX/manager/commit/071a50983ca6a373bb2d1d3db68e9eda4667a372 third party advisory patch
https://resp3ctblog.wordpress.com/2019/10/19/freepbx-xss-2/ third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16967?
CVE-2019-16967 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-16967?
To fix CVE-2019-16967, 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-2019-16967 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-16967 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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