Fortinet FortiRecorder up to 6.4.5/7.0.4/7.2.1 CLI Request path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Fortinet FortiRecorder up to 6.4.5/7.0.4/7.2.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CLI Request Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-47566. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in Fortinet FortiRecorder up to 6.4.5/7.0.4/7.2.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component CLI Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiRecorder version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and before 7.0.4 allows a privileged attacker to delete files from the underlying filesystem via crafted CLI requests.

It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.fortinet.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-47566 since 09/27/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. 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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Vendor

• Fortinet

Name

• FortiRecorder

Version

• 6.4.0
• 6.4.1
• 6.4.2
• 6.4.3
• 6.4.4
• 6.4.5
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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