CVE-2022-27484 Auth bypass in Fortinet FortiADC

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can bypass the old password check to change passwords, potentially leading to account takeover in FortiADC.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-27484?

CVE-2022-27484 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet FortiADC, published on 3 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A unverified password change in Fortinet FortiADC version 6.2.0 through 6.2.3, 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.x.x allows an authenticated attacker to bypass the Old Password check in the password change form via a crafted HTTP request.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27484?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiadc.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27484?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27484 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2022-27484 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27484 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m2v6-594j-3c6p.

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