Buffer overflow in CA sign function

Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-121] in the CA sign functionality of FortiWeb may allow an authenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution via specifically crafted password.

Affected Products

At least
FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1
FortiWeb version 6.3.6 through 6.3.19
FortiWeb 6.4 all versions

Solutions

Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.0.2 or above
Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 6.3.20 or above

Acknowledgement

Internally discovered and reported by Giulia Clerici of the Fortinet Product Security team.

Timeline

2023-02-16: Initial publication