CVE-2025-57819

Published Aug 28, 2025

Last updated 4 days ago

FreePBX

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-57819 is a security vulnerability affecting FreePBX, an open-source web-based graphical user interface used for managing Asterisk PBX systems. The vulnerability exists in versions 15, 16, and 17. It stems from insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data, which allows unauthenticated attackers to access the FreePBX Administrator interface. Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-57819 can lead to arbitrary database manipulation and remote code execution (RCE). Patches have been released to address this vulnerability in endpoint versions 15.0.66, 16.0.89, and 17.0.3.

Description: FreePBX is an open-source web-based graphical user interface. FreePBX 15, 16, and 17 endpoints are vulnerable due to insufficiently sanitized user-supplied data allowing unauthenticated access to FreePBX Administrator leading to arbitrary database manipulation and remote code execution. This issue has been patched in endpoint versions 15.0.66, 16.0.89, and 17.0.3.
Source: security-advisories@github.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: freepbx

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

Type: Secondary
Base score: 10
Impact score: -
Exploitability score: -
Vector string: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 9.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: CRITICAL

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name: Sangoma FreePBX Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Exploit added on: Aug 29, 2025
Exploit action due: Sep 19, 2025
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weaknesses

security-advisories@github.com: CWE-89

Hype score is a measure of social media activity compared against trending CVEs from the past 12 months. Max score 100.

Hype score: 23

Configurations

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            "versionEndExcluding": "15.0.66",
            "versionStartIncluding": "15.0"
          },
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            "matchCriteriaId": "CA0527BD-AE80-4126-A72A-008EEC486381",
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          },
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            "versionEndExcluding": "17.0.3",
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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.