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Messaging Storage ServerApplication · Avaya

CVE-2008-3081

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2008-07-09
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
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.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Multiple input validation vulnerabilities in the Avaya Message Storage Server (MSS) web management interface allow authenticated remote administrators to execute arbitrary commands as the vexvm user. The vulnerabilities exist across 13 different configuration forms including SFTP, FTP storage, name server, ping, TCP/IP networking, external hosts, Windows domain, date/time/NTP, alarm settings, command history, maintenance, and server events forms.

MitigationApply vendor patches if available; if no patch exists, implement network segmentation to restrict access to the management interface to trusted administrative networks only and consider disabling the web management interface until a fix is available.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Messaging Storage ServerApplication
Affected:= 3= 3.1= 4.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Avaya Messaging Storage Server is installed
    Identify whether the Avaya Messaging Storage Server software is present on the target system. Check installed programs or look for Avaya MSS processes or services.
    Affected if The system has Avaya Messaging Storage Server software installed
  2. Confirm the installed version
    Determine the exact version of Avaya Messaging Storage Server installed. Compare against affected versions: 3, 3.1, and 4.0
    Affected if The installed version is 3, 3.1, or 4.0
  3. Check if the web management interface is enabled
    Inspect whether the MSS web management interface (typically on port 8080 or 8443) is accessible and active on the system. Look for HTTP/HTTPS services running on typical web management ports for this application.
    Affected if The web management interface is exposed and accessible
  4. Verify administrative access to the web interface
    Determine if valid administrator credentials exist for the MSS web management console. This vulnerability requires authenticated administrative access to exploit.
    Affected if Administrative credentials for the MSS web interface are configured or accessible

A system is affected if it runs Avaya Messaging Storage Server versions 3, 3.1, or 4.0 with the web management interface enabled and accessible to an authenticated administrator.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patches if available; if no patch exists, implement network segmentation to restrict access to the management interface to trusted administrative networks only and consider disabling the web management interface until a fix is available.

Fix this in Messaging Storage Server Scoped from the published advisory
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