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CVE-2022-40679

HIGH
Published 2023-04-11T16:05:49.688Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.1
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2023.03.01
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-01-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.153
Higher than 15.3% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiADC 5.x all versions, 6.0 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 7.1.0; FortiDDoS 4.x all versions, 5.0 all versions, 5.1 all versions, 5.2 all versions, 5.3 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.5 all versions, 5.6 all versions and FortiDDoS-F 6.4.0, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.1.0 through 6.1.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Fortinet

FortiDDoS

Affected Versions:

5.6.0 5.5.0 5.4.0 5.3.0 5.2.0 5.1.0 5.0.0 4.7.0 4.6.0 4.5.0 4.4.0 4.3.0 4.2.1 4.1.1 4.0.0
Fortinet

FortiDDoS-F

Affected Versions:

6.4.0 6.3.0 6.2.0 6.1.0
Fortinet

FortiADC

Affected Versions:

7.1.0 7.0.0 6.2.0 6.1.0 6.0.0 5.4.0 5.3.0 5.2.0 5.1.0 5.0.0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-fjfr-24j5-f8cq

Advisory Details

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiADC 5.x all versions, 6.0 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 7.1.0; FortiDDoS 4.x all versions, 5.0 all versions, 5.1 all versions, 5.2 all versions, 5.3 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.5 all versions, 5.6 all versions and FortiDDoS-F 6.4.0, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.1.0 through 6.1.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40679
WEB https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-335

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: July 6, 2023, Modified: April 4, 2024

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-335
Published: 2023-04-11T16:05:49.688Z
Last Modified: 2024-10-23T14:30:02.463Z
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