CSRF in FortiMail HTTPd CLI console



Published: 2023-12-15
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-27488
CWE-ID CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU84453

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27488

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in HTTPd CLI console. A remote attacker can trick the administrator to visit a specially crafted web page and execute arbitrary CLI commands available via HTTP GET requests.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Fortinet FortiMail: 6.0.0 - 7.0.3

External links

http://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-038


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

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.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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