QID 44142

Date Published: 2023-12-20

QID 44142: FortiOS Root File System Bypass Vulnerability (FG-IR-22-396)

An improper validation of integrity check value vulnerability in FortiOS may allow a local attacker with admin privileges to boot a malicious image on the device and bypass the file system integrity check in place.

Affected Versions:
FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3
FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.12
FortiOS 6.4 all versions
FortiOS 6.2 all versions
FortiOS 6.0 all versions

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Detection checks for vulnerable version of FortiOS.

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
Detection checks for vulnerable version of FortiOS via SNMP Banner.

Vulnerable version of FortiOS may allow a local attacker with admin privileges to boot a malicious image on the device and bypass the file system integrity check in place.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.7 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.9 severity.

Solution

Vendor has released fixes to address this vulnerability
For more details refer advisory FG-IR-22-396

Vendor References

FG-IR-22-396 - www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-396

CVEs related to QID 44142

CVE-2023-28002 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
FG-IR-22-396			www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-396

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