CWE Code: 20
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 9.0
CWE Name:  Improper Input Validation
Summary: manager.c in the manager interface in asterisk open source 1.4.x before 1.4.40.1, 1.6.1.x before 1.6.1.25, 1.6.2.x before 1.6.2.17.3, and 1.8.x before 1.8.3.3 and asterisk business edition c.x.x before c.3.6.4 does not properly check for the system privilege, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via an originate action that has an async header in conjunction with an application header.
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2011-04-27
Last Modified Date: 2011-09-07