Input validation error in FortiWeb and FortiRecorder - CVE-2022-22297
Published: March 9, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73216
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22297
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiWeb
FortiRecorder
FortiWeb
FortiRecorder
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to read arbitrary files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling arguments to CLI commands. A local user can supply a specially crafted argument and read contents of arbitrary files on the system through command line pipe.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22297
Install updates from vendor's website.