CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-48784

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Apr 09, 2024 | Modified: Jan 17, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.7
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] in FortiOS version 7.4.1 and below, version 7.2.7 and below, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions command line interface may allow a local privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Fortios Fortinet 6.4.0 (including) 7.0.16 (excluding)
Fortios Fortinet 7.2.0 (including) 7.2.8 (excluding)
Fortios Fortinet 7.4.0 (including) 7.4.2 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References