#VU69828 Improper Privilege Management in Asterisk Open Source and Certified Asterisk - CVE-2022-42706

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#VU69828 Improper Privilege Management in Asterisk Open Source and Certified Asterisk - CVE-2022-42706

Published: December 2, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69828
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42706
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Asterisk Open Source
Certified Asterisk
Software vendor:
Digium (Linux Support Services)

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A remote user with “config” permissions can view files outside of Asterisk directory via GetConfig AMI Action even if “live_dangerously" is set to "no".


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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