Path traversal in FortiClientEMS - CVE-2020-15941
Published: October 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57074
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15941
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the name parameter. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and add or delete the files of the server.
Affected software
FortiClientEMS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-15941
Install update from vendor's website.
FortiClientEMS - addressed in versions 6.2.9, 6.4.2