CVE-2026-23738
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.002 · 8 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2, user supplied/control values for Cookies and any GET variable query Parameter are directly interpolated into the HTML of the page using ast_str_append. The endpoint at GET /httpstatus is the potential vulnerable endpoint relating to asterisk/main /http.c. This issue has been patched in versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–6.1
ssvc
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affected products (22)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0327Asterisk: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-02-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Asterisk ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, beliebigen Code mit Root-Rechten auszuführen, erweiterte Privilegien zu erlangen, Daten zu manipulieren oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
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references (6)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-23738cnnvd
- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-v6hp-wh3r-cwxhcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Asterisk-Open-Source-Cross-Site-Scripting-via-cnnvd
- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-v6hp-wh3r-cwxhenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-v6hp-wh3r-cwxhVendor Advisorynvd
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