#VU72348 Improper Privilege Management in FortiOS - CVE-2022-38378 

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#VU72348 Improper Privilege Management in FortiOS - CVE-2022-38378

Published: February 17, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72348
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38378
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiOS
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the device.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A remote administrative user with access to the admin profile section (System subsection Administrator Users) can modify their own profile and upgrade their privileges to Read Write via CLI or GUI commands.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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