Sangoma FreePBX up to 13.0.197.13/14.0.13.11/15.0.16.26 Access Control authorization

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A vulnerability was found in Sangoma FreePBX up to 13.0.197.13/14.0.13.11/15.0.16.26. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Access Control. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-19006. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Sangoma FreePBX up to 13.0.197.13/14.0.13.11/15.0.16.26 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Access Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Sangoma FreePBX 115.0.16.26 and below, 14.0.13.11 and below, 13.0.197.13 and below have Incorrect Access Control.

The weakness was presented 11/21/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wiki.freepbx.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-19006 since 11/15/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 298040 (FreePBX 13.x < 13.0.197.14 / 14.x < 14.0.13.12 / 15.x < 15.0.16.27 Remote Admin Authentication Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 02/03/2026 with a due date of 02/24/2026:

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

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (298040). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• Sangoma

Name

• FreePBX

Version

• 13.0.197.0
• 13.0.197.1
• 13.0.197.2
• 13.0.197.3
• 13.0.197.4
• 13.0.197.5
• 13.0.197.6
• 13.0.197.7
• 13.0.197.8
• 13.0.197.9
• 13.0.197.10
• 13.0.197.11
• 13.0.197.12
• 13.0.197.13
• 14.0.13.0
• 14.0.13.1
• 14.0.13.2
• 14.0.13.3
• 14.0.13.4
• 14.0.13.5
• 14.0.13.6
• 14.0.13.7
• 14.0.13.8
• 14.0.13.9
• 14.0.13.10
• 14.0.13.11
• 15.0.16.0
• 15.0.16.1
• 15.0.16.2
• 15.0.16.3
• 15.0.16.4
• 15.0.16.5
• 15.0.16.6
• 15.0.16.7
• 15.0.16.8
• 15.0.16.9
• 15.0.16.10
• 15.0.16.11
• 15.0.16.12
• 15.0.16.13
• 15.0.16.14
• 15.0.16.15
• 15.0.16.16
• 15.0.16.17
• 15.0.16.18
• 15.0.16.19
• 15.0.16.20
• 15.0.16.21
• 15.0.16.22
• 15.0.16.23
• 15.0.16.24
• 15.0.16.25
• 15.0.16.26

License

• open-source

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