Arbitrary file read in administrative interface

Summary

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer & FortiAnalyzer-BigData may allow a privileged attacker to read arbitrary files from the underlying system via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.

Version Affected Solution
FortiAnalyzer 7.6 Not affected Not Applicable
FortiAnalyzer 7.4 7.4.0 through 7.4.2 Upgrade to 7.4.3 or above
FortiAnalyzer 7.2 7.2.0 through 7.2.5 Upgrade to 7.2.6 or above
FortiAnalyzer 7.0 7.0 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiAnalyzer 6.4 6.4 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiAnalyzer 6.2 6.2 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiAnalyzer-BigData 7.4 7.4.0 Upgrade to 7.4.1 or above
FortiAnalyzer-BigData 7.2 7.2.0 through 7.2.7 Upgrade to 7.2.8 or above
FortiAnalyzer-BigData 7.0 7.0 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiAnalyzer-BigData 6.4 6.4 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiAnalyzer-BigData 6.2 6.2 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
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 6.4 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiManager 6.2 6.2 all versions Migrate to a fixed release

Acknowledgement

Internallly discovered and reported by Théo Leleu of Fortinet product security team.

Timeline

2024-11-12: Initial publication