CVE-2023-49294
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 45.57% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- digium/asterisk · sangoma/certified asterisk
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/blob/master/main/manager.c#L3757Product
- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/424be345639d75c6cb7d0bd2da5f0f407dbd0bd5Patch
- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-8857-hfmw-vg8fVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00019.html
- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/blob/master/main/manager.c#L3757Product
- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/424be345639d75c6cb7d0bd2da5f0f407dbd0bd5Patch
- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-8857-hfmw-vg8fVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00019.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.