CVE-2023-40716

Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.1%
top 77.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 13

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the command line interpreter of FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments when running execute restore/backup .

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

CVEListV5fortinet/fortitester7.2.07.2.3+22
NVDfortinet/fortitester35 versions+34

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2023-40716: An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the command line interpreter of FortiTester 22023-12-13
GHSA
GHSA-gv3p-qv63-g8qx: An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the command line interpreter of FortiTester 22023-12-13

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Fortinet
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78]  in the command line interpr...2023-12-13
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