Weak authentication in Fortinet, Inc products - CVE-2024-50563

 

Weak authentication in Fortinet, Inc products - CVE-2024-50563

Published: April 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107372
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50563
CWE-ID: CWE-1390
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to weak authentication in csfd daemon. An unauthenticated attacker with access to the security fabric interface and port can bypass the authentication process and access a restricted list of features.


Affected software

FortiProxy
FortiOS
FortiAnalyzer
FortiManager
FortiAnalyzer Cloud

How to mitigate CVE-2024-50563

Install update from vendor's website.

FortiProxy - addressed in versions 2.0.15, 7.0.18, 7.2.11, 7.4.5
FortiOS - addressed in versions 7.0.16, 7.2.9, 7.4.5
FortiAnalyzer - addressed in versions 7.4.4, 7.6.2
FortiAnalyzer Cloud - update to 7.4.4
FortiManager - addressed in versions 7.4.4, 7.6.2

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