OS Command Injection in FortiTester - CVE-2022-33873
Published: October 10, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68102
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33873
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Console, Telnet, and SSH login components. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
FortiTester
How to mitigate CVE-2022-33873
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiTester - addressed in versions 3.9.2, 4.2.1, 7.1.1