Fortinet FortiMail/FortiRecorder up to 6.4.7/7.0.6/7.2.4 os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Fortinet FortiMail and FortiRecorder up to 6.4.7/7.0.6/7.2.4 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes os command injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-56497. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiMail and FortiRecorder up to 6.4.7/7.0.6/7.2.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in Fortinet FortiMail versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.4 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.7, FortiRecorder versions 7.0.0 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.4 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via the CLI.

The advisory is shared at fortiguard.fortinet.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-56497 since 12/26/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. 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 02/04/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 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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Vendor

• Fortinet

Name

• FortiMail
• FortiRecorder

Version

• 6.4.0
• 6.4.1
• 6.4.2
• 6.4.3
• 6.4.4
• 6.4.5
• 6.4.6
• 6.4.7
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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