Multiple vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiMail

Published: 2019-10-18 | Updated: 2019-11-08

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-15712 CVE-2019-15707
CWE-ID	CWE-284
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Fortinet FortiMail Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers
Vendor	Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU22612

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15712

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions to the admin web console. A remote authenticated user can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Fortinet FortiMail: 5.4.0 - 6.2.0

External links

http://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-237

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.

2) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU22613