Input validation error in Phone Apps - CVE-2021-45461
Published: December 22, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65373
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45461
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Phone Apps (restapps) module for FreePBX. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Affected software
Phone Apps
How to mitigate CVE-2021-45461
Install updates from vendor's website.
Phone Apps - addressed in versions 15.0.20, 16.0.19