{"id":"CVE-2009-4458","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2009-4458","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:52:23.347Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2009-12-30T00:30:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:13:42.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["freepbx/freepbx"],"epss":{"score":0.01846,"percentile":0.78915,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":3,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2009-12-24","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":33443,"kind":"exploit","title":"FreePBX 2.5.2 - Zap Channel Addition Description Parameter Cross-Site Scripting","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33443","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/33443.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/33443.txt","published":"2009-12-28","added":"2009-12-28","updated":"2014-05-20","author":"Global-Evolution","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2009-4458","OSVDB-61358"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37482/info"},{"edbId":33442,"kind":"exploit","title":"FreePBX 2.5.2 - '/admin/config.php?tech' Cross-Site Scripting","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33442","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/33442.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/33442.txt","published":"2009-12-28","added":"2009-12-28","updated":"2014-05-20","author":"Global-Evolution","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2009-4458","OSVDB-61357"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37482/info"},{"edbId":10645,"kind":"exploit","title":"PBX Phone System 2.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10645","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/10645.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/10645.txt","published":"2009-12-24","added":"2009-12-23","updated":null,"author":"Global-Evolution","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-61358","CVE-2009-4458","OSVDB-61357"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"3 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.8%. 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