Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2023· Updated Feb 13, 2025
Asterisk Path Traversal vulnerability
CVE-2023-49294
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.
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Affected products
3- Range: <18.9-cert6
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References
4- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/blob/master/main/manager.cmitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/424be345639d75c6cb7d0bd2da5f0f407dbd0bd5mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-8857-hfmw-vg8fmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00019.htmlmitre
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