# CVE-2024-33508: Command injection in FortiClientEMS

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute limited database operations via crafted requests in FortiClient EMS, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 10 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jr6g-3qr2-xfh3

## What is CVE-2024-33508?

CVE-2024-33508 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS, published on 10 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-77] in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.12 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute limited and temporary operations on the underlying database via crafted requests.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33508?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-33508?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33508 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-33508 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33508 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiClientEMS

- [CVE-2023-48788](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48788/): Fortinet FortiClient EMS SQL Injection (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-45581](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45581/): Privilege escalation in FortiClientEMS (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2021-36189](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36189/): Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiClientEMS (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2021-41030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41030/): Auth bypass in Fortinet FortiClientEMS (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2020-15940](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15940/): Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiClientEMS (medium 4.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-33508 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-33508 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS, published on 10 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33508 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiClientEMS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33508/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33508/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-33508
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33508
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-33508

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33508/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.