Privilege escalation in FortiWeb CLI
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-25602 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-121 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Fortinet FortiWeb Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH |
| Vendor | Fortinet, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU84876
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25602
CWE-ID:
CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in CLI. A local user can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
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Vulnerable software versionsFortinet FortiWeb: 5.6.0 - 6.4.3
External linkshttp://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-234
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
