CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-55591

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Published: Jan 14, 2025 | Modified: Jan 15, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy version 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.12 allows a remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.

Weakness

A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Fortiproxy Fortinet 7.0.0 (including) 7.0.20 (excluding)
Fortiproxy Fortinet 7.2.0 (including) 7.2.13 (excluding)
Fortios Fortinet 7.0.0 (including) 7.0.17 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References