An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiOS version 7.2.0, version 7.0.13 and below, version 6.4.14 and below and FortiProxy version 7.2.3 and below, version 7.0.9 and below, version 2.0.12 and below may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the firewall deny geolocalisation policy via timing the bypass with a GeoIP database update.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortiproxy | Fortinet | 2.0.0 (including) | 2.0.12 (including) |
| Fortiproxy | Fortinet | 7.0.0 (including) | 7.0.9 (including) |
| Fortiproxy | Fortinet | 7.2.0 (including) | 7.2.3 (including) |
| Fortios | Fortinet | 6.4.0 (including) | 6.4.14 (including) |
| Fortios | Fortinet | 7.0.0 (including) | 7.0.13 (including) |
| Fortios | Fortinet | 7.2.0 (including) | 7.2.0 (including) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: