Path traversal in FortiWAN - CVE-2023-44251
Published: November 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83273
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44251
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiWAN
FortiWAN
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read/delete arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-44251
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.