Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU73216

Input validation error in FortiRecorder and FortiWeb - CVE-2022-22297

Published: March 9, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU73216

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22297

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

FortiRecorder
FortiWeb

How to mitigate CVE-2022-22297

Install updates from vendor's website.

FortiRecorder - update to 6.4.4
FortiWeb - addressed in versions 6.3.18, 6.4.2

External References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-218

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