CVE-2023-47540 Command injection in FortiSandbox

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can execute unauthorized code or commands via the CLI in Fortinet FortiSandbox due to improper neutralization of special elements.

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-2023-47540?

CVE-2023-47540 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisandbox, published on 9 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.2, FortiSandbox 4.2.1 through 4.2.6, FortiSandbox 4.0 all versions, FortiSandbox 3.2 all versions, FortiSandbox 3.0.5 through 3.0.7 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via CLI.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47540?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortisandbox.

How do I fix CVE-2023-47540?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47540 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-2023-47540 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47540 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-564x-rr7c-f7qq.

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