Incomplete cleanup in FortiOS and FortiProxy

1) Incomplete cleanup

EUVDB-ID: #VU111042

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29184

CWE-ID: CWE-459 - Incomplete cleanup

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to incomplete cleanup. A vdom privileged attacker can add SSH key files on the system silently via crafted CLI requests.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiOS: 6.2.0 - 7.6.3

FortiProxy: 1.1.0 - 7.2.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fortiproxy:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-008

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.