Privilege escalation in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-32123
CWE-ID CWE-78
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 FortiAnalyzer
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

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

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

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU105613

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2024-32123

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in CLI. A local user can execute arbitrary OS commands with elevated privileges .

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiAnalyzer: 6.2.0 - 7.4.3

FortiAnalyzer BigData: 6.4.5 - 7.4.1

FortiManager: 4.3.4 - 7.4.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-124


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.

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.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions 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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