SB2023030931 - Privilege escalation in FortiOS and FortiProxy VDOM 



SB2023030931 - Privilege escalation in FortiOS and FortiProxy VDOM

Published: March 9, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023030931
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42476)

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

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A local privileged VDOM administrator can escalate their privileges to super admin of the box via crafted CLI requests.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.