Multiple vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2022-26118
CVE-2022-27483
CWE-ID CWE-276
CWE-78
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 information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Incorrect default permissions

EUVDB-ID: #VU64939

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26118

CWE-ID: CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions for files and folders that are set by the application. A local user with access to the system can escalate their privileges to root.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiManager: 6.0.0 - 7.0.3

FortiAnalyzer: 6.0.0 - 7.0.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-056


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.

2) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU64938

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27483

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 execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands as root user via the "diagnose system" CLI commands.


Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiManager: 6.0.0 - 7.0.3

FortiAnalyzer: 6.0.0 - 7.0.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-049


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated 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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