Fortinet FortiSandbox HTTP Request path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Fortinet FortiSandbox. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-41682. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Fortinet FortiSandbox (affected version not known). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 4.4.0, FortiSandbox 4.2.1 through 4.2.5, FortiSandbox 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, FortiSandbox 3.2 all versions, FortiSandbox 3.1 all versions, FortiSandbox 3.0 all versions, FortiSandbox 2.5 all versions, FortiSandbox 2.4 all versions allows attacker to denial of service via crafted http requests.

The weakness was released 10/13/2023 as FG-IR-23-280. It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-41682 since 08/30/2023. 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.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/30/2023 🔍
10/13/2023 +44 days 🔍
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01/14/2026 +824 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-23-280
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-41682 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-41682
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-242111

Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2023 18:22
Updated: 01/14/2026 16:26
Changes: 10/13/2023 18:22 (48), 11/02/2023 08:24 (12), 01/14/2026 16:26 (17)
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