Arbitrary file read in FortiWeb and FortiRecorder



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-22297
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fortinet FortiWeb
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

FortiRecorder
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU73216

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22297

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to read arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling arguments to CLI commands. A local user can supply a specially crafted argument and read contents of arbitrary files on the system through command line pipe.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Fortinet FortiWeb: 6.0.0 - 6.4.1

FortiRecorder: 2.7.0 - 6.4.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-218


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.



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