Fortinet FortiProxy/FortiOS CLI cleanup

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Fortinet FortiProxy and FortiOS. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component CLI. This manipulation causes cleanup. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-29184. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Fortinet FortiProxy and FortiOS (version now known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component CLI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleanup vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-459. The product does not properly "clean up" and remove temporary or supporting resources after they have been used. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An incomplete cleanup vulnerability [CWE-459] in FortiOS 7.2 all versions and before & FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.8 allows a VDOM privileged attacker to add SSH key files on the system silently via crafted CLI requests.

The advisory is shared at fortiguard.fortinet.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-29184 since 04/03/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238111 (Fortinet Fortigate SSH key is added even if operation is aborted (FG-IR-23-008)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (238111). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 2.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleanup
CWE: CWE-459
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 238111
Nessus Name: Fortinet Fortigate SSH key is added even if operation is aborted (FG-IR-23-008)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/03/2023 🔍
06/10/2025 +799 days 🔍
06/10/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/25/2025 +45 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-23-008
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-29184 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-29184
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311989

Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2025 19:42
Updated: 07/25/2025 02:42
Changes: 06/10/2025 19:42 (63), 06/11/2025 18:30 (2), 07/25/2025 02:42 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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