CVE-2024-33502 Path traversal in FortiAnalyzer

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Attackers can execute unauthorized code via crafted HTTP requests due to path traversal in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-33502?

CVE-2024-33502 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, published on 14 Jan 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Fortinet FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.5 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.12 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.14 and 6.2.0 through 6.2.12 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.12 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33502?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fortinet Fortianalyzer, Fortinet Fortimanager.

How do I fix CVE-2024-33502?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33502 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-2024-33502 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33502 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fortinet Fortianalyzer vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gxgh-8p3v-3jvv.

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