OS Command Injection in FortiWeb - CVE-2022-39951

 

OS Command Injection in FortiWeb - CVE-2022-39951

Published: March 9, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73215
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39951
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiWeb

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in webserver. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.



How to mitigate CVE-2022-39951

Install updates from vendor's website.

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