CVE-2008-3081 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary commands on Avaya Message Storage Server via input validation flaws in the web management interface.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-3081?

CVE-2008-3081 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jul 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3081?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Avaya Messaging Storage Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3081?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2008-3081 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3081 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q4cf-5q7c-rjwq.

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