CVE-2019-15709 Command injection in Fortinet FortiAP-S/W2, FortiAP-U
Unauthorized administrators can overwrite system files via crafted tcpdump commands in the CLI, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-15709?
CVE-2019-15709 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAP-S/W2, FortiAP-U, published on 1 Jun 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper input validation in FortiAP-S/W2 6.2.0 to 6.2.2, 6.0.5 and below, FortiAP-U 6.0.1 and below CLI admin console may allow unauthorized administrators to overwrite system files via specially crafted tcpdump commands in the CLI.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15709?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Fortinet Fortiap-S, Fortinet Fortiap-U, Fortinet Fortiap-W2.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2019-15709 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15709 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5v6c-4q98-h2xf.