OS Command Injection in FortiTester - CVE-2023-40716
Published: December 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84858
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40716
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in "execute restore/backup" CLI commands. A local user can pass specially crafted arguments to the affected CLI commands and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Affected software
FortiTester
How to mitigate CVE-2023-40716
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiTester - update to 7.3.0