PT-2023-13601 · Fortinet · Fortiproxy+1

Published 2023-02-16 · Updated 2023-02-24 · CVE-2022-38378

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Fortinet FortiOS versions prior to 7.0.7 FortiProxy versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and prior to 7.0.7

Description An improper privilege management issue allows an attacker with access to the admin profile section (System subsection Administrator Users) to modify their own profile and upgrade their privileges to Read Write via CLI or GUI commands.

Recommendations For Fortinet FortiOS versions prior to 7.0.7, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For FortiProxy versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and prior to 7.0.7, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the admin profile section (System subsection Administrator Users) to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-38378

Affected Products

Fortios

Fortiproxy

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38378 · Vendor Advisory
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-346 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38378 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/58345 · Telegram Post