CVE-2026-23738

Feb. 6, 2026, 9:57 p.m.

3.5
Low

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Asterisk
  • Asterisk
  • 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, 23.2.2

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a asterisk asterisk 20.7-cert9 / / / / / / /
a asterisk asterisk 20.18.2 / / / / / / /
a asterisk asterisk 21.12.1 / / / / / / /
a asterisk asterisk 22.8.2 / / / / / / /
a asterisk asterisk 23.2.2 / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

3.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Feb. 6, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Feb. 6, 2026, 9:57 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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More info

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