CVE-2023-34990 Path traversal in FortiWLM

Critical 9.6 Published Updated

Attackers can execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted web requests due to a relative path traversal vulnerability in FortiWLM.

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-2023-34990?

CVE-2023-34990 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWLM, published on 18 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiWLM version 8.6.0 through 8.6.5 and 8.5.0 through 8.5.4 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted web requests.

Weakness: CWE-94, CWE-23

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34990?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiwlm.

How do I fix CVE-2023-34990?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-34990 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-34990 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2pp3-2hr3-936m.

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