CVE-2022-23439 Server-side request forgery in FortiADC
Attackers can poison web caches via crafted HTTP requests with arbitrary Host headers, potentially exposing sensitive data or bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23439?
CVE-2022-23439 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, published on 22 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A externally controlled reference to a resource in another sphere vulnerability in Fortinet allows attacker to poison web caches via crafted HTTP requests, where the `Host` header points to an arbitrary webserver
Weakness: CWE-610
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23439?
It affects 14 products.
Products include Fortinet Fortiadc, Fortinet Fortiauthenticator, Fortinet Fortiddos, Fortinet Fortiddos-F, Fortinet Fortimail, Fortinet Fortindr and 8 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23439?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23439 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2022-23439 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23439 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortios
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xw2g-vg83-c99r.