OS Command Injection in FortiTester - CVE-2022-35844
Published: October 10, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68103
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35844
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the management interface. A local user can pass specifically crafted arguments to commands of the certificate import feature and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.
Affected software
FortiTester
How to mitigate CVE-2022-35844
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiTester - addressed in versions 3.9.2, 4.2.1, 7.1.1