Fortinet FortiWeb up to 6.3.20/7.0.2 Web Request path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiWeb up to 6.3.20/7.0.2. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Web Request Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-23784. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiWeb up to 6.3.20/7.0.2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Web Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-23. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.2, FortiWeb version 6.3.6 through 6.3.20, FortiWeb 6.4 all versions allows attacker to information disclosure via specially crafted web requests.

The weakness was disclosed 02/16/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-23784 since 01/18/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• Fortinet

Name

• FortiWeb

Version

• 6.3.0
• 6.3.1
• 6.3.2
• 6.3.3
• 6.3.4
• 6.3.5
• 6.3.6
• 6.3.7
• 6.3.8
• 6.3.9
• 6.3.10
• 6.3.11
• 6.3.12
• 6.3.13
• 6.3.14
• 6.3.15
• 6.3.16
• 6.3.17
• 6.3.18
• 6.3.19
• 6.3.20
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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