Path traversal in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager - CVE-2024-36512
Published: January 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102599
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36512
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote privileged user with CLI access can can send a specially crafted HTTP request and write arbitrary files to the system.
Affected software
FortiAnalyzer
FortiManager
FortiManager
How to mitigate CVE-2024-36512
Install update from vendor's website.
FortiAnalyzer - addressed in versions 7.0.13, 7.2.6, 7.4.4
FortiManager - addressed in versions 7.0.13, 7.2.6, 7.4.4
FortiManager - addressed in versions 7.0.13, 7.2.6, 7.4.4