PSIRTPrivilege escalation in GUI websocket module
Summary
An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] affecting FortiOS, FortiProxy & FortiWeb may allow an authenticated attacker with at least read-only admin permissions to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.
| Version | Affected | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| FortiOS 7.6 | 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 | Upgrade to 7.6.2 or above |
| FortiOS 7.4 | 7.4.0 through 7.4.6 | Upgrade to 7.4.7 or above |
| FortiOS 7.2 | 7.2.0 through 7.2.10 | Upgrade to 7.2.11 or above |
| FortiOS 7.0 | 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 | Upgrade to 7.0.17 or above |
| FortiOS 6.4 | 6.4.0 through 6.4.15 | Upgrade to 6.4.16 or above |
| FortiProxy 7.6 | 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 | Upgrade to 7.6.2 or above |
| FortiProxy 7.4 | 7.4.0 through 7.4.7 | Upgrade to 7.4.8 or above |
| FortiProxy 7.2 | Not affected | Not Applicable |
| FortiProxy 7.0 | Not affected | Not Applicable |
| FortiWeb 7.6 | 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 | Upgrade to 7.6.2 or above |
| FortiWeb 7.4 | 7.4.0 through 7.4.6 | Upgrade to 7.4.7 or above |
| FortiWeb 7.2 | Not affected | Not Applicable |
| FortiWeb 7.0 | Not affected | Not Applicable |
| FortiWeb 6.4 | Not affected | Not Applicable |
Virtual Patch named "FortiOS.NodeJS.Websocket.Authentication.Bypass." is available in FMWP db update 25.014