Privilege escalation in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-24022 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
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 one low risk vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU54846
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24022
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the geoip-city CLI command. A local user can trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
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Vulnerable software versionsFortiManager: 6.0.0 - 6.4.5
FortiAnalyzer: 6.0.0 - 6.4.5
External linkshttp://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-194
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.
