Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-3081 · published 9 July 2008
CVE-2008-3081: Avaya messaging storage server improper input validation vulnerability
Avaya · Messaging Storage Server
Multiple unspecified "input validation" vulnerabilities in the Web management interface (aka Messaging Administration interface) in Avaya Message Storage Server (MSS) 3.x and 4.0, and possibly Communication Manager 3.1.x, allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands as user vexvm via vectors related to (1) SFTP Remote Store configuration; (2) remote FTP storage settings; (3) name server lookup; (4) pinging another host; (5) TCP/IP Networking parameter configuration; (6) the external hosts configuration main page; (7) adding and changing external hosts; (8) Windows domain parameter configuration; (9) date, time, and NTP server configuration; (10) alarm settings; (11) the command line history form; (12) the maintenance form; and (13) the server events form.
Description
Multiple unspecified "input validation" vulnerabilities in the Web management interface (aka Messaging Administration interface) in Avaya Message Storage Server (MSS) 3.x and 4.0, and possibly Communication Manager 3.1.x, allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands as user vexvm via vectors related to (1) SFTP Remote Store configuration; (2) remote FTP storage settings; (3) name server lookup; (4) pinging another host; (5) TCP/IP Networking parameter configuration; (6) the external hosts configuration main page; (7) adding and changing external hosts; (8) Windows domain parameter configuration; (9) date, time, and NTP server configuration; (10) alarm settings; (11) the command line history form; (12) the maintenance form; and (13) the server events form.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-3081), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
