CVE-2022-38381 Security feature bypass in Fortinet FortiADC
Remote attackers can bypass WAF protections like SQL injection and XSS filters by sending malformed HTTP requests to FortiADC devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-38381?
CVE-2022-38381 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiADC, published on 2 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper handling of malformed request vulnerability [CWE-228] exists in FortiADC 5.0 all versions, 6.0.0 all versions, 6.1.0 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.3, and 7.0.0 through 7.0.2. This may allow a remote attacker without privileges to bypass some Web Application Firewall (WAF) protection such as the SQL Injection and XSS filters via a malformed HTTP request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38381?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortiadc.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38381?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38381 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-38381 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38381 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiADC
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4gfr-r6w7-j6c3.