Path traversal in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer - CVE-2024-36512

 

Path traversal in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer - CVE-2024-36512

Published: January 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU102599
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36512
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiManager
FortiAnalyzer

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-36512

Install update from vendor's website.

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