Authenticated command injection in FortiPortal



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-48791
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU84856

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-48791

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user with R/W permissions can pass specially crafted arguments via the Schedule System Backup page field and execute arbitrary OS commands.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiPortal: 5.3.0 - 7.2.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-425


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

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.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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