SB2023021680 - Privilege escalation in FortiWeb



SB2023021680 - Privilege escalation in FortiWeb

Published: February 16, 2023 Updated: December 29, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023021680
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30303)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.