Two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in FortiSandbox

Published: 2024-04-09

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-47540 CVE-2023-47541
CWE-ID	CWE-78 CWE-22
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	FortiSandbox Server applications / DLP, anti-spam, sniffers
Vendor	Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU88329

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47540

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in CLI. A local user with super-admin profile and CLI access can execute arbitrary code via CLI.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiSandbox: 3.0.0 - 4.4.2

External links

http://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-411

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU88327

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47541

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')