CVE-2007-6430 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Asterisk when using realtime database registrations with host-based auth and no password, allowing unauthorized access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2007-6430?

CVE-2007-6430 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Dec 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Asterisk Open Source 1.2.x before 1.2.26 and 1.4.x before 1.4.16, and Business Edition B.x.x before B.2.3.6 and C.x.x before C.1.0-beta8, when using database-based registrations ("realtime") and host-based authentication, does not check the IP address when the username is correct and there is no password, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication using a valid username.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6430?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Asterisk Asterisk Business Edition, Asterisk Open Source.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6430?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2007-6430 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6430 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6430, GHSA-3h3j-j53r-q78w.

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