Authenticated SQL injection in FortiWeb

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU103088

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-55593

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed to certain API endpoints. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Fortinet FortiWeb: 6.3.0 - 7.6.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_fortiweb:6.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_fortiweb:6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_fortiweb:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_fortiweb:7.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_fortiweb:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_fortiweb:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-465

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.