CVE-2022-35845 Command injection in FortiTester
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands on FortiTester due to improper neutralization of special elements.
- 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-2022-35845?
CVE-2022-35845 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiTester, published on 3 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerabilities [CWE-78] in FortiTester 7.1.0, 7.0 all versions, 4.0.0 through 4.2.0, 2.3.0 through 3.9.1 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands in the underlying shell.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35845?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortitester.
How do I fix CVE-2022-35845?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35845 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-2022-35845 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35845 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiTester
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h5mf-c7gh-2f5g.