Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-25606 |
CWE-ID | CWE-22 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
FortiAnalyzer Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers FortiManager Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
Vendor | Fortinet, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU84860
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25606
CWE-ID:
CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the management interface in history downloadzip. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and retrieve arbitrary files from the underlying filesystem.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsFortiAnalyzer: 6.4.0 - 7.2.1
FortiManager: 6.4.0 - 7.2.1
External linkshttp://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-471
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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.