Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-8418 · published 24 November 2014
CVE-2014-8418: Digium certified asterisk permissions and access controls vulnerability
Digium · Certified Asterisk
The DB dialplan function in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.32, 11.x before 11.1.4.1, 12.x before 12.7.1, and 13.x before 13.0.1 and Certified Asterisk 1.8 before 1.8.28-cert8 and 11.6 before 11.6-cert8 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a call from an external protocol, as demonstrated by the AMI protocol.
Description
The DB dialplan function in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.32, 11.x before 11.1.4.1, 12.x before 12.7.1, and 13.x before 13.0.1 and Certified Asterisk 1.8 before 1.8.28-cert8 and 11.6 before 11.6-cert8 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a call from an external protocol, as demonstrated by the AMI protocol.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products
2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2014-018.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2014-018.html | Vendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-8418), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.