CVE-2022-33870 Command injection in Fortinet FortiTester

High 7.8 Published 2 Nov 2022 Updated 25 Oct 2024

An authenticated attacker can execute unauthorized OS commands via crafted arguments in FortiTester, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-33870?

CVE-2022-33870 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiTester, published on 2 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the command line interpreter of FortiTester 3.0.0 through 3.9.1, 4.0.0 through 4.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.1.0 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33870?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortitester.

How do I fix CVE-2022-33870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33870 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-2022-33870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xcwx-v6r5-6jgq.