Privilege escalation in FortiOS and FortiProxy CLI



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-41327
CWE-ID CWE-319
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 FortiOS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

FortiProxy
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU77960

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-2022-41327

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information. A local user with readonly superadmin privileges can intercept traffic in order to obtain other adminstrators cookies via diagnose CLI commands.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiOS: 7.0.0 - 7.2.4

FortiProxy: 7.0.0 - 7.2.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-380


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.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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