CVE-2008-6709
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Web management interface in Avaya SIP Enablement Services (SES) 3.x and 4.0, as used with Avaya Communication Manager 3.1.x, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors related to configuration of "local data viewing or restoring parameters."
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 confidenceThe vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands through the Avaya SIP Enablement Services (SES) web management interface by manipulating configuration parameters related to local data viewing or restoring functions. This is a command injection flaw in the web interface that requires valid authentication but grants the attacker full system command execution capabilities.
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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= 3.0= 3.1= 3.1.1= 4.0= 3.1= 3.1.1= 3.1.2= 3.1.3= 3.1.4= 3.1.5CVSS 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
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Avaya SIP Enablement Services versionLocate and inspect the SIP Enablement Services installation directory or use system inventory tools to determine the installed version number. Common locations include /opt/avaya/ses or C:\Program Files\Avaya\SES on Windows systems.Affected if The installed version matches 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1, or 4.0.
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Identify installed Avaya Communication Manager versionLocate and inspect the Communication Manager installation or check the system registry/services panel for the version number of this component.Affected if The installed version matches 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, or 3.1.5.
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Verify web management interface accessibilityCheck if the SES web interface ports (typically 443 or 8443) are listening and accessible from network locations. Use netstat or port scanning tools to confirm the web service is exposed.Affected if The management web interface is reachable over the network on standard HTTP/HTTPS ports.
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Confirm authentication is enabled for the web interfaceReview the web interface configuration to verify that authentication is required for access. Check configuration files or the admin console for authentication settings.Affected if Valid user credentials exist or can be obtained for the SES web management interface, enabling authenticated access.
A user is affected if they have Avaya SIP Enablement Services versions 3.0 through 4.0 or Communication Manager versions 3.1 through 3.1.5 installed, with the web management interface exposed and accessible using valid credentials.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Avaya SIP Enablement Services to a patched version beyond 4.0, as no vendor-provided patch is available for the affected versions 3.x and 4.0. If upgrade is not immediately feasible, restrict network access to the management interface to trusted IPs only.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2008-6709 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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