# CVE-2022-27485: SQL injection in FortiSandbox

> Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection to read arbitrary files from the underlying Linux system in FortiSandbox.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 22 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2vhr-q545-p6f9

## What is CVE-2022-27485?

CVE-2022-27485 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisandbox, published on 11 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') vulnerability [CWE-89] in Fortinet FortiSandbox version 4.2.0, 4.0.0 through 4.0.2, 3.2.0 through 3.2.3, 3.1.x and 3.0.x allows a remote and authenticated attacker with read permission to retrieve arbitrary files from the underlying Linux system via a crafted HTTP request.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27485?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortisandbox.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27485?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27485 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortisandbox

- [CVE-2026-25089](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-25089/): Fortinet FortiSandbox OS Command Injection (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-39808](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39808/): Fortinet FortiSandbox OS Command Injection (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-26083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26083/): Missing authorization in FortiSandbox (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-39813](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39813/): Path traversal in FortiSandbox (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-29011](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29011/): SQL injection in Fortinet FortiSandbox (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27485 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27485 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisandbox, published on 11 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet Fortisandbox. 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-2022-27485/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27485/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27485
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27485
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27485

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27485/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.