Double Free in FortiWeb - CVE-2022-40683
Published: February 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72359
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-2022-40683
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in FortiWeb CLI. A local user can trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected software
FortiWeb
How to mitigate CVE-2022-40683
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiWeb - addressed in versions 7.0.4, 7.2.0