#VU84873 Path traversal in FortiWeb - CVE-2022-30299

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#VU84873 Path traversal in FortiWeb - CVE-2022-30299

Published: December 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84873
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30299
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiWeb
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the API. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and retrieve specific parts of files from the underlying file system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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