Arbitrary file deletion in administrative interface

Summary

A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiManager administrative interface may allow a privileged attacker to delete files from the underlying filesystem via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests. 

Version Affected Solution
FortiManager 7.6 Not affected Not Applicable
FortiManager 7.4 7.4.0 through 7.4.2 Upgrade to 7.4.3 or above
FortiManager 7.2 7.2.0 through 7.2.5 Upgrade to 7.2.6 or above
FortiManager 7.0 7.0 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiManager 6.4 Not affected Not Applicable

Acknowledgement

Internally discovered and reported by Théo Leleu of Fortinet Product Security team.

Timeline

2025-01-14: Initial publication