Medium severity · published Oct 10, 2023
CVE-2023-42788
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiManager & FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0, version 7.2.0…
6.7
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiManager & FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.8, version 6.4.0 through 6.4.12 and version 6.2.0 through 6.2.11 may allow a local attacker with low privileges to execute unauthorized code via specifically crafted arguments to a CLI command
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiManager · Fortinet
6.2.0 through 6.2.11; 6.4.0 through 6.4.12; 7.0.0 through 7.0.8; 7.2.0 through 7.2.3; 7.4.0 · source: NVD
FO
Fortianalyzer · Fortinet
6.2.0 through 6.2.11; 6.4.0 through 6.4.12; 7.0.0 through 7.0.8; 7.2.0 through 7.2.3; 7.4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42788
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42788
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-167
Exploit
https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-qpv8-g6qv-rf8p
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