CVE-2022-45857 Auth bypass in FortiManager
Attackers can bypass authentication and access FortiGate devices without a password by exploiting incorrect user management in FortiManager VDOM creation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-45857?
CVE-2022-45857 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimanager, published on 5 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An incorrect user management vulnerability [CWE-286] in the FortiManager version 6.4.6 and below VDOM creation component may allow an attacker to access a FortiGate without a password via newly created VDOMs after the super_admin account is deleted.
Weakness: CWE-286
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45857?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortimanager.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45857?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45857 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-2022-45857 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45857 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortimanager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-694q-v8vx-rvp7.