OS Command Injection in FortiExtender - CVE-2022-27489
Published: February 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72364
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27489
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the webserver. A remote privileged user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Affected software
FortiExtender
How to mitigate CVE-2022-27489
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiExtender - addressed in versions 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 7.0.4, 7.2.0