SB2022020172 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiWeb



SB2022020172 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiWeb

Published: February 1, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022020172
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 50% Medium 25% Low 25%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41018)

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 authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP GET requests to WAD configuration handlers and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


2) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36193)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local user can execute a specially crafted command on the system to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


3) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42753)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to delete arbitrary files and folders on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete arbitrary files and folders on the system.


4) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43073)

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 authenticated user can send specially crafted HTTP requests to to ApplicationDelivery, JsonProtection and WebProtection controllers and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.