# CVE-2019-15708: Command injection in Fortinet FortiAP

> Unauthorized administrators can execute arbitrary system commands via crafted ifconfig inputs in the FortiAP CLI console.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 25 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2gq5-qf2r-h3gj

## What is CVE-2019-15708?

CVE-2019-15708 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAP, published on 15 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A system command injection vulnerability in the FortiAP-S/W2 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.0.5 and below, FortiAP 6.0.5 and below and FortiAP-U below 6.0.0 under CLI admin console may allow unauthorized administrators to run arbitrary system level commands via specially crafted ifconfig commands.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15708?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Fortinet Fortiap, Fortinet Fortiap-S, Fortinet Fortiap-U, Fortinet Fortiap-W2.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-15708?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-15708 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiAP

- [CVE-2022-29058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29058/): Command injection in Fortinet FortiAP, FortiAP-S, FortiAP-W2, FortiAP-U (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-26106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26106/): Command injection in Fortinet FortiAP-W2, FortiAP-S, FortiAP (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-53870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53870/): Command injection in FortiAP (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-26012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26012/): Command injection in FortiAP (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2025-53680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53680/): Command injection in FortiAP (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-15708 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-15708 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAP, published on 15 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiAP. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15708/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15708/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15708
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15708
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-15708

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