Description
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.
Published: 2024-08-08
Score: 7.4 High
EPSS: 31.9% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3925-1 asterisk security update
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 20:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk:21.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:13.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:13.13.0:cert1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:13.13.0:cert1-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:13.13.0:cert1-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:13.13.0:cert1-rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:13.13.0:cert1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:13.13.0:cert2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:13.13.0:cert3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:13.13.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:13.13.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8.0:cert10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8.0:cert11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8.0:cert12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8.0:cert1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8.0:cert2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8.0:cert3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8.0:cert4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8.0:cert5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8.0:cert6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8.0:cert7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8.0:cert8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8.0:cert9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert1-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert1-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert1-rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert1-rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert13:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert14:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert4-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert4-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert4-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:16.8:cert4-rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:18.9:cert1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:18.9:cert10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:18.9:cert1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:18.9:cert2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:18.9:cert3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:18.9:cert4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:18.9:cert5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:18.9:cert6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:18.9:cert7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:18.9:cert8-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:18.9:cert8-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:18.9:cert8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:18.9:cert9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert1-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk:19.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk:21.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Asterisk
Asterisk asterisk
Asterisk certified Asterisk
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk:19.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk:21.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:certified_asterisk:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Asterisk
Asterisk asterisk
Asterisk certified Asterisk
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Asterisk allows `Write=originate` as sufficient permissions for code execution / `System()` dialplan
Weaknesses CWE-1220
CWE-267
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Asterisk Asterisk Certified Asterisk
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:04:48.935Z

Reserved: 2024-07-30T14:01:33.923Z

Link: CVE-2024-42365

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Updated: 2024-08-08T16:43:53.890Z

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Status : Modified

Published: 2024-08-08T17:15:19.340

Modified: 2025-11-03T22:18:05.417

Link: CVE-2024-42365

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Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2024-08-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-42365 - Bugzilla

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