Multiple vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiADC



Published: 2020-04-07
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2020-9286
CVE-2020-6647
CWE-ID CWE-264
CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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FortiADC
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Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU26627

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9286

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote low-privileges user can perform certain privileged actions, such as rebooting the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiADC: 5.3.0 - 5.3.4

External links

http://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-013


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU26626

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6647

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the dashboard of FortiADC. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiADC: 5.3.0 - 5.4.0

External links

http://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-012


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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