CVE-2020-29017

published 2021-01-14

CVE-2020-29017: An OS command injection vulnerability in FortiDeceptor 3.1.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.0 may allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the…

Priority P2 60 high 8.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR L UI N S U C H I H A H

An OS command injection vulnerability in FortiDeceptor 3.1.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.0 may allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by exploiting a command injection vulnerability on the Customization page.

Affected

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
fortinet	fortideceptor	—	—
fortinet	fortideceptor	—	—
fortinet	fortideceptor	—	—
fortinet	fortideceptor	—	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

• → Target attack surface is the Customization page of FortiDeceptor — monitor for anomalous or unexpected OS commands originating from web application processes on this endpoint ↗
• → Classify as CWE-78 (OS Command Injection); look for shell metacharacters or command separators in HTTP requests submitted to the FortiDeceptor Customization page ↗
• → Exploitation requires an authenticated remote attacker — correlate with prior authentication events when investigating suspicious command execution on FortiDeceptor ↗

• · Affected versions are FortiDeceptor 3.1.0, 3.0.1, and 3.0.0 only — verify installed version before applying detections or mitigations ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 9.0 CRITICAL AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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CWE-78