Path traversal in FortiManager - CVE-2024-48884

 

Path traversal in FortiManager - CVE-2024-48884

Published: January 16, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU102874
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-48884
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 within the csfd daemon. A remote authenticated user with access to the security fabric interface can send a specially crafted HTTP request and write arbitrary files to the system.


Affected software

FortiManager
FortiProxy
FortiVoice
FortiWeb
FortiOS
FortiRecorder

How to mitigate CVE-2024-48884

Install update from vendor's website.

FortiManager - addressed in versions 7.4.4, 7.6.2
FortiProxy - addressed in versions 7.0.19, 7.2.12, 7.4.6
FortiVoice - addressed in versions 6.4.10, 7.0.5
FortiWeb - addressed in versions 7.4.5, 7.6.1
FortiOS - addressed in versions 7.0.16, 7.2.10, 7.4.5, 7.6.1
FortiRecorder - addressed in versions 7.0.5, 7.2.2

External References

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