Path traversal in FortiOS - CVE-2022-42476
Published: March 9, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73207
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42476
CWE-ID: CWE-22
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 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.
Affected software
FortiOS
RUGGEDCOM APE1808
RUGGEDCOM APE1808
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42476
Install update from vendor's website.
FortiOS - addressed in versions 6.2.13, 6.4.12, 7.0.8, 7.2.4