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CVE-2023-40716 — An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerabili

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the command line interpreter of FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments when running exec

CVSS
6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
7.00% (top 77.80%)
CWE
CWE-78
Published
2023-12-13T06:44:03.852Z
Last modified
2024-08-02T18:38:51.171Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C

01What is this vulnerability?

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the command line interpreter of FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments when running execute restore/backup .

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
FortinetFortiTester7.2.0, 7.1.0, 7.0.0, 4.2.0, 4.1.0, 4.0.0, 3.9.0, 3.8.0, 3.7.0, 3.6.0, 3.5.0, 3.4.0, 3.3.0, 3.2.0, 3.1.0, 3.0.0, 2.9.0, 2.8.0, 2.7.0, 2.6.0, 2.5.0, 2.4.0, 2.3.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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