Path traversal in FortiOS - CVE-2022-42476
Published: March 9, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73207
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiOS
FortiOS
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42476
Install update from vendor's website.