Fortinet Multiple Product Security Vulnerability Alerts

Fortinet Multiple Product Security Vulnerability Alerts

fevereiro 22, 2023 | NSFOCUS

Overview

Recently, NSFOCUS CERT found that Fortinet officially released a security notice, which fixed multiple Fortinet product vulnerabilities. The key vulnerabilities are as follows:

FortiNAC keyUpload remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2022-39952):

Due to a flaw in the keyUpload script of FortNAC, an unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system by sending a crafted HTTP request. The CVSS score is 9.8. Relevant users are requested to take measures for protection as soon as possible.

FortiNAC is Fortinet’s network access control solution, which enhances Fortinet’s security structure through visibility, control and automatic response of all content connected to the network. It can supervise and protect all digital assets connected to the enterprise network, covering equipment from IT, IoT, OT/ICS to IoMT, and coordinate automatic response to various network events.

Reference link:

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-300

FortiWeb remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2021-42756):

Due to a flaw in the FortWeb proxy, an unauthenticated attacker triggers a stack-based buffer overflow by sending a crafted HTTP request, which can eventually execute arbitrary code on the target system. CVSS score is 9.3. Relevant users are requested to take measures to protect as soon as possible.

FortiWeb is Fortinet’s web application firewall, which can protect critical business web applications from attacks against known and unknown vulnerabilities.

Reference link:

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-186

FortiADC CLI command injection vulnerability (CVE-2022-27482):

Due to a flaw in FortiADC, an authenticated attacker can execute shell code arbitrarily with root privileges through CLI commands. The CVSS score is 7.8. Relevant users are requested to take measures to protect as soon as possible.

FortiADC is an advanced application delivery controller, which can optimize the performance and availability of applications. At the same time, it ensures the security of applications through its own native security tools and integration of application delivery into the Fortinet Security Fabric security architecture.

Reference link:

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-046

FortiExtender command injection vulnerability (CVE-2022-27489):

Due to the defects in the verification of user input parameters by FortiExtender network server, attackers with high privileges can finally execute arbitrary commands on the target system by sending special parameters. CVSS score is 7.2. Relevant users are requested to take measures to protect as soon as possible.

FortiExtender cellular gateway helps users build ultra-fast LTE and 5G wireless networks, and supports secure connection and expansion at any WAN edge.

Reference link:

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-048

Scope of Impact

Affected version

CVE-2022-39952:

  • FortiNAC = 9.4.0
  • 9.2.0 <= FortiNAC <= 9.2.5
  • 9.1.0 <= FortiNAC <= 9.1.7
  • 8.8.0 <= FortiNAC <= 8.8.11
  • 8.7.0 <= FortiNAC <= 8.7.6
  • 8.6.0 <= FortiNAC <= 8.6.5
  • 8.5.0 <= FortiNAC <=8.5.4
  • FortiNAC = 8.3.7

CVE-2021-42756

  • 5.6.0 <= FortiWeb <= 5.9.1
  • 6.0.0 <= FortiWeb <= 6.0.7
  • 6.1.0 <= FortiWeb <= 6.1.2
  • 6.2.0 <= FortiWeb <= 6.2.6
  • 6.3.0 <= FortiWeb <= 6.3.16
  • 6.4.0 <= FortiWeb <= 6.4.1

CVE-2022-27482:

  • 7.0.0 <= FortiADC <= 7.0.1
  • 6.2.0 <= FortiADC <= 6.2.3
  • 6.1.0 <=  FortiADC  <= 6.1.6
  • 6.0.0 <= FortiADC  <= 6.0.4
  • 5.4.0 <= FortiADC <= 5.4.5
  • 5.3.0 <= FortiADC <= 5.3.7
  • 5.2.0 <= FortiADC <= 5.2.8
  • 5.1.0 <= FortiADC <= 5.1.7 
  • 5.0.0 <= FortiADC <= 5.0.4

CVE-2022-27489:

  • 7.0.0 <= FortiExtender <= 7.0.3
  • FortiExtender = 5.3.2
  • 4.2.0 <= FortiExtender <= 4.2.4
  • 4.1.1 <= FortiExtender <= 4.1.8
  • 4.0.0 <= FortiExtender <= 4.0.2
  • 3.3.0 <= FortiExtender <= 3.3.2
  • 3.2.1 <= FortiExtender <= 3.2.3
  • 3.1.0 <= FortiExtender <= 3.1.2
  • 3.0.0 <= FortiExtender <= 3.0.2

Unaffected version

CVE-2022-39952:

  • FortiNAC >= 9.4.1
  • FortiNAC >= 9.2.6
  • FortiNAC >= 9.1.8
  • FortiNAC >= 7.2.0

CVE-2021-42756

  • FortiWeb >= 7.0.0
  • FortiWeb >= 6.3.17
  • FortiWeb >= 6.2.7
  • FortiWeb >= 6.1.3
  • FortiWeb >= 6.0.8

CVE-2022-27482:

  • FortiADC >= 7.0.2 
  • FortiADC >= 6.2.4 

CVE-2022-27489:

  • FortiExtender >= 7.2.0
  • FortiExtender >= 7.0.4 
  • FortiExtender >= 4.2.5 (coming soon)
  • FortiExtender >= 4.1.9 (coming soon)
  • FortiExtender >= 4.0.3 (coming soon)
  • FortiExtender >= 3.3.3
  • FortiExtender >= 3.2.4 

Mitigation

Official upgrade

At present, a new version has been officially released to fix the above vulnerabilities. Please upgrade the affected users to the latest version for protection as soon as possible. The official download link:

CVE No.Fix version link
CVE-2022-39952https://docs.fortinet.com/product/fortinac/9.4
CVE-2021-42756https://docs.fortinet.com/product/fortiweb/7.2
CVE-2022-27482https://docs.fortinet.com/product/FortiADC/7.2
CVE-2022-27489https://docs.fortinet.com/product/FortiExtender/7.2

Other products can refer to: https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt?date=02 -2023

Other protection suggestions

If relevant users are temporarily unable to upgrade, they can use the white list to restrict access to the affected system ports.

Statement

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