Path traversal in FortiWeb - CVE-2023-23784
Published: December 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84870
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23784
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the API controller. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and retrieve arbitrary files from the underlying filesystem.
Affected software
FortiWeb
How to mitigate CVE-2023-23784
Install update from vendor's website.
FortiWeb - addressed in versions 6.3.21, 7.0.3