CVE-2025-47187
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 · uneditedA vulnerability in the Mitel 6800 Series, 6900 Series, and 6900w Series SIP Phones through 6.4 SP4 (R6.4.0.4006), and the 6970 Conference Unit through 6.4 SP4 (R6.4.0.4006) or version V1 R0.1.0, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform a file upload attack due to missing authentication mechanisms. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to upload arbitrary WAV files, which may potentially exhaust the phone’s storage without affecting the phone's availability or operation.
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 confidenceMitel 6800/6900 Series SIP phones and 6970 Conference Units contain an unauthenticated file upload vulnerability in their web interface through version 6.4 SP4. An unauthenticated attacker can upload arbitrary WAV files to the device, potentially exhausting storage. The CVSS notes storage exhaustion does not affect phone availability or operation.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Mitel phone modelLocate the model number on the physical device (typically on a label on the bottom or back) or check the device's web interface or admin panel for the model designationAffected if Model is NOT one of the 6800 Series, 6900 Series SIP phones, or 6970 Conference Units
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Determine the firmware versionAccess the phone's web interface or admin panel and navigate to the status or about section to view the installed firmware version, or use the phone's keypad menu system to find the software versionAffected if Firmware version is 6.4 SP4 or lower (any version up to and including 6.4 SP4)
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Verify if the web interface is enabled and accessibleAttempt to access the device's IP address via HTTP or HTTPS from a networked computer to confirm the web interface is running and respondingAffected if The web interface is accessible and responds to requests
User is affected if they have a Mitel 6800/6900 Series SIP phone or 6970 Conference Unit running firmware version 6.4 SP4 or lower with the web interface accessible on the network.
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 dataApply vendor-supplied firmware patches for 6.4 SP4; as a compensating control, restrict network access to phone management interfaces using firewall rules or VLAN segmentation.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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