CVE-2022-26116 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiNAC

What is CVE-2022-26116?

CVE-2022-26116 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiNAC, published on 11 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands ('SQL Injection') vulnerability [CWE-89] in FortiNAC version 8.3.7 and below, 8.5.2 and below, 8.5.4, 8.6.0, 8.6.5 and below, 8.7.6 and below, 8.8.11 and below, 9.1.5 and below, 9.2.2 and below may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specifically crafted strings parameters.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26116?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortinac.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26116?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.

Is CVE-2022-26116 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiNAC

• CVE-2022-39952 Path traversal in FortiNAC Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-33299 Deserialization in FortiNAC Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26117 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiNAC High 8.8
• CVE-2022-38375 Missing authorization in FortiNAC High 8.6
• CVE-2022-39953 Privilege escalation in FortiNAC High 7.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-86m5-hr8h-6w5v.