#VU68102 OS Command Injection in FortiTester - CVE-2022-33873 

 

#VU68102 OS Command Injection in FortiTester - CVE-2022-33873

Published: October 10, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68102
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33873
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiTester
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Console, Telnet, and SSH login components. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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