CVE-2024-42365 Asterisk allows `Write=originate` as sufficient permissions for code execution / `System()` dialplan

2024-08-0816:29:07

CWE-1220

CWE-267

GitHub_M

www.cve.org

asterisk

remote code execution

privilege escalation

ami user

configuration files

security vulnerability

CVSS3

7.4

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

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

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

59.1%

JSON

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange (PBX) and telephony toolkit. Prior to asterisk versions 18.24.2, 20.9.2, and 21.4.2 and certified-asterisk versions 18.9-cert11 and 20.7-cert2, an AMI user with write=originate may change all configuration files in the /etc/asterisk/ directory. This occurs because they are able to curl remote files and write them to disk, but are also able to append to existing files using the FILE function inside the SET application. This issue may result in privilege escalation, remote code execution and/or blind server-side request forgery with arbitrary protocol. Asterisk versions 18.24.2, 20.9.2, and 21.4.2 and certified-asterisk versions 18.9-cert11 and 20.7-cert2 contain a fix for this issue.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "asterisk",
    "product": "asterisk",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "< 18.24.2",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": ">= 19.0.0, < 20.9.2",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": ">= 21.0.0, < 21.4.2",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "< 18.9-cert11",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": ">= 19.0, < 20.7-cert2",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]