# CVE-2011-1599: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands via the Manager Interface due to improper privilege checks.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Apr 2011
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1599, GHSA-9qp8-qmr4-5hp8

## What is CVE-2011-1599?

CVE-2011-1599 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Digium Asterisk, published on 27 Apr 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

manager.c in the Manager Interface in Asterisk Open Source 1.4.x before 1.4.40.1, 1.6.1.x before 1.6.1.25, 1.6.2.x before 1.6.2.17.3, and 1.8.x before 1.8.3.3 and Asterisk Business Edition C.x.x before C.3.6.4 does not properly check for the system privilege, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via an Originate action that has an Async header in conjunction with an Application header.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1599?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Digium Asterisk.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-1599?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2011-1599 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Digium Asterisk

- [CVE-2017-14100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14100/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-8418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8418/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2017-16671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16671/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-7617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7617/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2009-2726](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2726/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-1599 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-1599 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Digium Asterisk, published on 27 Apr 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Digium Asterisk. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1599/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1599/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1599
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1599
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-1599

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1599/
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