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
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.