Path traversal in FortiExtender - CVE-2022-23447
Published: December 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84868
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23447
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
FortiExtender
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23447
Install update from vendor's website.
FortiExtender - addressed in versions 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 4.0.3, 4.1.9, 4.2.5, 7.0.4