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CVE-2021-45461

FreePBX, when restapps (aka Rest Phone Apps) 15.0.19.87, 15.0.19.88, 16.0.18.40, or 16.0.18.41 is installed, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as exploited in the wild in December 2021. The fixed versions are 15.0.20 and 16.0.19.

CVSS 9.8 · CriticalBuzz score 29.1

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 29.1

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 13.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
16.1
4 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
13.0
4 sources across 2 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
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Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
4 source links · newest first
  • 18th July – Threat Intelligence ReportCheck Point Research

    For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 18th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. Top Attacks and Breaches A callback phishing campaign has been observed targeting corporate networks while impersonating known cybersecurity companies – the emails mention an alleged threat in the target’s network, asking them to call the company […]

    vendorresearch.checkpoint.comJul 18, 2022, 2:01 PM
  • Security researchers with Palo Alto Networks have detailed a recent campaign targeting the Elastix system in Digium phones with a web shell that allows attackers to drop and execute additional payloads.

    newswww.securityweek.comJul 18, 2022, 1:25 PM
  • Threat actors are targeting VoIP servers by exploiting a vulnerability in Digium’s software to install a web shell, Palo Alto Networks warns. Recently, Unit 42 researchers spotted a campaign targeting the Elastix system used in Digium phones since December 2021. Threat actors exploited a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-45461 (CVSS score 9.8), in the Rest Phone Apps (restapps) module to implant […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJul 16, 2022, 1:14 PM
  • We witnessed more than 500,000 unique samples of malicious traffic targeting Digium Asterisk software for VoIP phone devices.

    vendorunit42.paloaltonetworks.comJul 15, 2022, 1:00 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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