Improper certificate validation in FortiWeb - CVE-2024-33509

 

Improper certificate validation in FortiWeb - CVE-2024-33509

Published: July 9, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94010
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33509
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation. A remote user can tamper with the communication channel between the device and different endpoints used to fetch data for Web Application Firewall (WAF).


Affected software

FortiWeb

How to mitigate CVE-2024-33509

Install updates from vendor's website.

FortiWeb - update to 7.2.2

External References

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