CVE-2023-41842 Code injection in FortiAnalyzer

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

A privileged attacker can execute unauthorized code via format string vulnerabilities in Fortinet network security products.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-41842?

CVE-2023-41842 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, published on 12 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] vulnerability in Fortinet allows a privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted command arguments.

Weakness: CWE-134

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41842?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Fortinet Fortianalyzer, Fortinet Fortianalyzer Big Data, Fortinet Fortimanager, Fortinet Fortiportal.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41842?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41842 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2023-41842 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fortinet Fortianalyzer vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6v7m-rgwp-qcr4.

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