Path Traversal Vulnerability in Fortinet FortiADC Products
CVE-2023-27993

5.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Fortinet
Status
Fortiadc
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 May 2023

What is CVE-2023-27993?

A relative path traversal vulnerability exists in Fortinet's FortiADC products, specifically affecting versions 7.2.0 and earlier than 7.1.1. This flaw enables a privileged attacker to execute specially crafted CLI commands that can lead to the deletion of arbitrary directories from the underlying filesystem, posing a significant risk to the integrity of system data.

Affected Version(s)

FortiADC 7.2.0

FortiADC 7.1.0 <= 7.1.1

FortiADC 7.0.0 <= 7.0.5

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-069

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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