CVE-2014-8418 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Asterisk Open Source and Certified Asterisk versions, specifically affecting the DB dialplan function. Remote authenticated users can exploit this flaw, for instance via the AMI protocol, to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.0 (Critical), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.28:cert1:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
1.8.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.28:cert1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.28:cert2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.28:cert2:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.