Path traversal in FortiADC - CVE-2023-27993
Published: May 4, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75735
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27993
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to delete arbitrary directories.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in CLI. A local user can execute a specially crafted CLI command and delete arbitrary directories on the system.
Affected software
FortiADC
How to mitigate CVE-2023-27993
Install update from vendor's website.
FortiADC - addressed in versions 7.1.2, 7.2.1