CVE-2023-49294 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-49294: Asterisk Path Traversal vulnerability

Vendor Asterisk
Product asterisk
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published December 14, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025

CVSS base score

4.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 14, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated