SQL injection in Fortinet FortiADC

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU69941

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33875

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in configuration backup feature. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiADC: 5.2.0 - 7.1.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-252

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.