OS Command Injection in FortiTester - CVE-2023-40716

 

OS Command Injection in FortiTester - CVE-2023-40716

Published: December 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84858
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40716
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiTester

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in "execute restore/backup" CLI commands. A local user can pass specially crafted arguments to the affected CLI commands and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-40716

Install updates from vendor's website.

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