MitM attack in FortiWeb



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-33509
CWE-ID CWE-295
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fortinet FortiWeb
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper certificate validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU94010

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33509

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation. A remote user can tamper with the communication channel between the device and different endpoints used to fetch data for Web Application Firewall (WAF).

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Fortinet FortiWeb: 6.3.0 - 7.2.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-326


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker 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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