CVE-2023-49294

MEDIUMMonitor

Published:Dec 14, 2023(2 years ago)

Modified:Nov 21, 2024

Remote ExploitNo InteractionLow Complexity

Vulnerability Description

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. In Asterisk prior to versions 18.20.1, 20.5.1, and 21.0.1, as well as certified-asterisk prior to 18.9-cert6, it is possible to read any arbitrary file even when the `live_dangerously` is not enabled. This allows arbitrary files to be read. Asterisk versions 18.20.1, 20.5.1, and 21.0.1, as well as certified-asterisk prior to 18.9-cert6, contain a fix for this issue.

Attack Characteristics

Network AccessLow ComplexityHigh PrivilegesNo User Interaction

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No Fix Known

No patch has been released yet. Apply workarounds or mitigations where available.

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed In
digium	asterisk	18.20.1	-
digium	asterisk	19.0.0 - 20.5.1	-
digium	asterisk	-

Timeline

Published
CVE disclosed publicly
Dec 14, 20232 years ago
Last Modified
Most recent update
Nov 21, 20241 year ago
Indexed to CVEInsight
Added to this platform
Mar 29, 20261 month ago

References

https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/blob/master/main/manager.c#L3757Product
https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/424be345639d75c6cb7d0bd2da...Patch
https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-8857-hfm...Vendor Advisory

CVSS Score

v3.1

4.9/ 10.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

At a Glance

Affected Products

References

digium / asterisk

CVE-2023-49294

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CVSS v3 Vector

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CVE-2023-49294

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Affected Software

Timeline

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CVSS Score

At a Glance

Official Sources

CVSS v3 Vector

Impact Analysis

Vulnerability Description