Privilege escalation via external connector in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-40584
CWE-ID CWE-78
Exploitation vector Network
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

FortiAnalyzer Cloud
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU107312

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-2024-40584

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 remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in external connector. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiAnalyzer: 6.2.2 - 7.6.2

FortiAnalyzer Cloud: 6.4.0 - 7.4.6

FortiAnalyzer-BigData: 7.2.0 - 7.4.0

FortiManager: 6.2.2 - 7.6.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-220


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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