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 Subscribe	FortiADC Server applications / Other server solutions
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:

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

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU26626

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

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.