Fortinet FortiTester HTTP external reference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Fortinet FortiTester, FortiOS, FortiMail, FortiSwitch, FortiDDoS-F, FortiProxy, FortiRecorder, FortiNDR, FortiADC, FortiManager, FortiSOAR, FortiVoice, FortiDDoS, FortiWLC, FortiAnalyzer, FortiPortal and FortiAuthenticator. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Handler. Such manipulation leads to external reference. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-23439. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Fortinet FortiTester, FortiOS, FortiMail, FortiSwitch, FortiDDoS-F, FortiProxy, FortiRecorder, FortiNDR, FortiADC, FortiManager, FortiSOAR, FortiVoice, FortiDDoS, FortiWLC, FortiAnalyzer, FortiPortal and FortiAuthenticator. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a external reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-610. The product uses an externally controlled name or reference that resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

A externally controlled reference to a resource in another sphere vulnerability in Fortinet allows attacker to poison web caches via crafted HTTP requests, where the `Host` header points to an arbitrary webserver

The advisory is shared for download at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-23439 since 01/19/2022. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: External reference
CWE: CWE-610
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/19/2022 🔍
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01/14/2026 +357 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-21-254
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-23439 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-23439
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-292952

Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2025 10:38
Updated: 01/14/2026 15:17
Changes: 01/22/2025 10:38 (22), 01/22/2025 10:39 (7), 01/22/2025 10:41 (34), 02/09/2025 16:33 (3), 02/12/2025 15:54 (12), 01/14/2026 15:17 (1)
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Committer: mitr
Cache ID: 216::103

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