SB2019102901 - Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiExtender
Published: October 29, 2019 Updated: November 1, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019102901
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15710)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient processing of user supplied input within the FortiExtender CLI. A remote authenticated user can inject and execute arbitrary system level commands via a specially crafted "execute date" command.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.