SB2023070506 - Privilege escalation in FortiOS and FortiProxy CLI 



SB2023070506 - Privilege escalation in FortiOS and FortiProxy CLI

Published: July 5, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023070506
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41327)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information. A local user with readonly superadmin privileges can intercept traffic in order to obtain other adminstrators cookies via diagnose CLI commands.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.