CVE-2023-25608 Command injection in FortiAP

Medium 5.2 Published 13 Sep 2023 Updated 24 Sep 2024

An authenticated attacker can read arbitrary files on FortiAP devices by exploiting incomplete filtering in the command line interpreter.

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-2023-25608?

CVE-2023-25608 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAP, published on 13 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An incomplete filtering of one or more instances of special elements vulnerability [CWE-792] in the command line interpreter of FortiAP-W2 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.3 through 7.0.5, 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, 6.4 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions; FortiAP-C 5.4.0 through 5.4.4, 5.2 all versions; FortiAP 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, 6.4 all versions, 6.0 all versions; FortiAP-U 7.0.0, 6.2.0 through 6.2.5, 6.0 all versions, 5.4 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files via specially crafted command arguments.

Weakness: CWE-792

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25608?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Fortinet Fortiap, Fortinet Fortiap-C, Fortinet Fortiap-U, Fortinet Fortiap-W2.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25608?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25608 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-2023-25608 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25608 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6m4g-jhp3-f6r4.