Path Traversal in Asterisk

CVE-2023-49294

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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.453 (98.7th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-49294: held from 0.456 to 0.453.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.456 · newest: 0.453 · change: -0.003

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49294?
CVE-2023-49294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Asterisk, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2023-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-49294?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.