E11 FirmwareOperating system · Akuvox

CVE-2023-0351

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-03-13
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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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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
The Akuvox E11 web server backend library allows command injection in the device phone-book contacts functionality. This could allow an attacker to upload files with executable command instructions.

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 · moderate confidence

The Akuvox E11 VoIP door phone contains a command injection vulnerability in its web server backend library's phone-book contacts functionality. An attacker can exploit this to upload files containing executable command instructions, potentially achieving remote code execution on the device.

MitigationApply the vendor-supplied firmware update for Akuvox E11 when available, or restrict network access to the device's web interface to trusted IPs until the patch can be deployed.

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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
E11 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

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
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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. Identify device model
    Access the device web interface or check device labeling/marketing materials to confirm the model is Akuvox E11
    Affected if Device model is Akuvox E11
  2. Confirm web server is accessible
    Attempt to access the device's web interface via HTTP/HTTPS on the expected management port (typically 80/443 or vendor-defined)
    Affected if Web interface responds and exposes the phone-book contacts functionality
  3. Verify phone-book contacts feature exists
    Navigate to the phone-book or contacts management section within the web interface to confirm this feature is present and accessible
    Affected if Phone-book contacts upload/management feature is available and enabled on the device
  4. Check for unauthorized files or scripts
    If file system access is available, search for unexpected scripts or uploaded files in web-accessible directories (/www, /tmp, /var) that may indicate exploitation
    Affected if Unexpected files containing shell commands or suspicious scripts are found on the device
  5. Review network exposure
    Determine if the device web interface is accessible from untrusted networks (public IP, no VPN, no firewall restriction)
    Affected if Web interface is exposed to untrusted networks without IP restrictions

If the device is an Akuvox E11 with its web interface and phone-book contacts feature accessible, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.

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 the vendor-supplied firmware update for Akuvox E11 when available, or restrict network access to the device's web interface to trusted IPs until the patch can be deployed.

Fix this in E11 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
21.0 hours of engineering $3,780
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