CVE-2009-4458
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in FreePBX 2.5.2 and 2.6.0rc2, and possibly other versions, allow remote attackers to…
- 4.3MediumCVSS base score
- 1.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 21% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in FreePBX 2.5.2 and 2.6.0rc2, and possibly other versions, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) tech parameter to admin/admin/config.php during a trunks display action, the (2) description parameter during an Add Zap Channel action, and (3) unspecified vectors during an Add Recordings action.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 3 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Exploit-DB3 entries
- FreePBX 2.5.2 - '/admin/config.php?tech' Cross-Site Scripting (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33442webapps, phppublished 28 Dec 2009Verified
- FreePBX 2.5.2 - Zap Channel Addition Description Parameter Cross-Site Scripting (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33443webapps, phppublished 28 Dec 2009Verified
- PBX Phone System 2.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 10645webapps, phppublished 24 Dec 2009Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 10645 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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- 1 day later
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Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- 61357 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- freepbx-zap-xss(55054) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 10645 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 37972 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- freepbx-tech-xss(55053) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 61358 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 37482 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-4425 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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