Fortinet FortiOS/FortiProxy up to 7.0.16/7.2.8/7.4.3 SSL-VPN Web User Interface security check

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy up to 7.0.16/7.2.8/7.4.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SSL-VPN Web User Interface. The manipulation leads to security check. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-33510. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy up to 7.0.16/7.2.8/7.4.3. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component SSL-VPN Web User Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a security check vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-358. The product does not implement or incorrectly implements one or more security-relevant checks as specified by the design of a standardized algorithm, protocol, or technique. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component ('Injection') vulnerability [CWE-74] in FortiOS version 7.4.3 and below, version 7.2.8 and below, version 7.0.16 and below; FortiProxy version 7.4.3 and below, version 7.2.9 and below, version 7.0.16 and below; FortiSASE version 24.2.b SSL-VPN web user interface may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform phishing attempts via crafted requests.

It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.fortinet.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-33510 since 04/23/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210869 (Fortinet Fortigate SSLVPN WEB UI Text injection (FG-IR-24-033)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (210869). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• Fortinet

Name

• FortiOS
• FortiProxy

Version

• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.9
• 7.0.10
• 7.0.11
• 7.0.12
• 7.0.13
• 7.0.14
• 7.0.15
• 7.0.16
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5
• 7.2.6
• 7.2.7
• 7.2.8
• 7.4.0
• 7.4.1
• 7.4.2
• 7.4.3

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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