#VU73207 Path traversal in FortiOS - CVE-2022-42476

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#VU73207 Path traversal in FortiOS - CVE-2022-42476

Published: March 9, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73207
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42476
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiOS
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A local privileged VDOM administrator can escalate their privileges to super admin of the box via crafted CLI requests.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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