PT-2022-6023 · Fortinet · Fortios

Published 2022-11-01 · Updated 2022-11-04 · CVE-2022-38380

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FortiOS versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 FortiOS version 7.2.0

Description The issue is related to improper access control, which may allow a remote authenticated read-only user to modify interface settings via the API. This could potentially be exploited by a remote attacker to alter settings.

Recommendations For FortiOS versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, consider restricting access to the API until a patch is available. For FortiOS version 7.2.0, consider disabling the interface settings modification functionality via the API as a temporary workaround. Avoid using the API for interface settings modification until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-07475

CVE-2022-38380

Affected Products

Fortios

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38380 · Vendor Advisory
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-174 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-38380 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38380 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-07475 · Security Note
• https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-174 · Note