Fortinet FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer HTTP Request path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer. Affected is an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-36512. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer (version now known). This issue affects some unknown processing 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. The summary by CVE is:

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Fortinet FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.3 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.5 and 7.0.2 through 7.0.12 and 6.2.10 through 6.2.13 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

The advisory is shared at fortiguard.fortinet.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-36512 since 05/29/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/01/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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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