Fortinet FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer HTTP Request path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-33502. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Fortinet FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.5 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.12 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.14 and 6.2.0 through 6.2.12 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.12 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.

The advisory is available at fortiguard.fortinet.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-33502 since 04/23/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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• Fortinet

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• FortiAnalyzer
• FortiManager

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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