Fortinet FortiWan up to 4.2.4 nslookup diagnosis_control.php graph os command injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Fortinet FortiWan up to 4.2.4. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file diagnosis_control.php of the component nslookup Handler. The manipulation of the argument graph with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users with access to the nslookup functionality to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the graph parameter to diagnosis_control.php.

The weakness was published 09/21/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at docs.fortinet.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4965 since 05/24/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

By approaching the search of inurl:diagnosis_control.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 4.2.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92779†). Similar entries are available at VDB-91821, VDB-91822, VDB-91823 and VDB-91824.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Status: Not defined
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FortiWan 4.2.5

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05/24/2016 🔍
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Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: docs.fortinet.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4965 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 92779 - Fortinet FortiWAN VU#724487 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Created: 09/22/2016 09:22 AM
Updated: 11/01/2024 12:26 AM
Changes: 09/22/2016 09:22 AM (53), 04/22/2019 06:12 PM (12), 11/01/2024 12:26 AM (19)
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