CVE-2025-57819

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.

Severity scores

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• 10.0CVSS 4.0, Criticalfrom the CNA (GitHub_M)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

What to do

• Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Timeline

1. 28 Aug 2025 Published
2. 29 Aug 2025 CVE-2025-57819 added to CISA KEV
3. 29 Aug 2025 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

• CWE-89
• CWE-288

References

• https://github.com/FreePBX/security-reporting/security/advisories/GHSA-m42g-xg4c-5f3hx_refsource_CONFIRM
• https://community.freepbx.org/t/security-advisory-please-lock-down-your-administrator-access/107203x_refsource_MISC