# CVE-2012-4869: The callme\_startcall function in recordings/misc/callme\_page.php in FreePBX 2.9, 2.10, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitr

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2012-09-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The callme_startcall function in recordings/misc/callme_page.php in FreePBX 2.9, 2.10, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the callmenum parameter in a c action.

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## References

- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18649
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18659
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111028/FreePBX-2.10.0-Remote-Command-Execution-XSS.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Mar/234
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48463
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52630
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74174
- http://www.freepbx.org/trac/ticket/5711
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18649
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18650
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18659
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/http/freepbx_callmenum.rb
- https://github.com/cyberdesu/Elastix-2.2.0-CVE-2012-4869

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