Privilege escalation in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-36512
CWE-ID CWE-22
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 FortiManager
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

FortiAnalyzer
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU102599

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36512

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote privileged user with CLI access can can send a specially crafted HTTP request and write arbitrary files to the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiManager: 6.2.10 - 7.4.3

FortiAnalyzer: 6.2.10 - 7.4.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-152


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged 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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