CVE-2022-40679 - An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiADC 5.x all versions, 6.0 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 7.1.0; FortiDDoS 4.x all versions, 5.0 all versions, 5.1 all versions, 5.2 all versions, 5.3 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.5 all versions, 5.6 all versions and FortiDDoS-F 6.4.0, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.1.0 through 6.1.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands

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An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiADC 5.x all versions, 6.0 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 7.1.0; FortiDDoS 4.x all versions, 5.0 all versions, 5.1 all versions, 5.2 all versions, 5.3 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.5 all versions, 5.6 all versions and FortiDDoS-F 6.4.0, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.1.0 through 6.1.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands

Published Apr 11, 2023

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.24%

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiADC 5.x all versions, 6.0 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 7.1.0; FortiDDoS 4.x all versions, 5.0 all versions, 5.1 all versions, 5.2 all versions, 5.3 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.5 all versions, 5.6 all versions and FortiDDoS-F 6.4.0, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.1.0 through 6.1.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.

Affected products

Vendor Fortinet Product FortiADC Default
unaffected
- Version
  5.0.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=5.0.4
- Version
  5.1.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=5.1.7
- Version
  5.2.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=5.2.8
- Version
  5.3.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=5.3.7
- Version
  5.4.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=5.4.5
- Version
  6.0.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=6.0.4
- Version
  6.1.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=6.1.6
- Version
  6.2.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=6.2.4
- Version
  7.0.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=7.0.3
- Version
  7.1.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
Vendor Fortinet Product FortiDDoS Default
unaffected
- Version
  4.0.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=4.0.1
- Version
  4.1.1
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=4.1.12
- Version
  4.2.1
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=4.2.2
- Version
  4.3.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=4.3.2
- Version
  4.4.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=4.4.2
- Version
  4.5.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  4.6.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  4.7.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  5.0.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  5.1.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  5.2.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  5.3.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=5.3.1
- Version
  5.4.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=5.4.2
- Version
  5.5.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=5.5.1
- Version
  5.6.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=5.6.1
Vendor Fortinet Product FortiDDoS-F Default
unaffected
- Version
  6.1.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=6.1.4
- Version
  6.2.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=6.2.2
- Version
  6.3.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=6.3.3
- Version
  6.4.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Fortinet

FortiADC

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
5.0.0	affected	<=5.0.4
5.1.0	affected	<=5.1.7
5.2.0	affected	<=5.2.8
5.3.0	affected	<=5.3.7
5.4.0	affected	<=5.4.5
6.0.0	affected	<=6.0.4
6.1.0	affected	<=6.1.6
6.2.0	affected	<=6.2.4
7.0.0	affected	<=7.0.3
7.1.0	affected	-

Fortinet

FortiDDoS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
4.0.0	affected	<=4.0.1
4.1.1	affected	<=4.1.12
4.2.1	affected	<=4.2.2
4.3.0	affected	<=4.3.2
4.4.0	affected	<=4.4.2
4.5.0	affected	-
4.6.0	affected	-
4.7.0	affected	-
5.0.0	affected	-
5.1.0	affected	-
5.2.0	affected	-
5.3.0	affected	<=5.3.1
5.4.0	affected	<=5.4.2
5.5.0	affected	<=5.5.1
5.6.0	affected	<=5.6.1

Fortinet

FortiDDoS-F

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
6.1.0	affected	<=6.1.4
6.2.0	affected	<=6.2.2
6.3.0	affected	<=6.3.3
6.4.0	affected	-

Remediation

Vendor solution

Please upgrade to FortiDDoS-F version 6.4.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiDDoS-F version 6.3.4 or above Please upgrade to FortiDDoS-F version 6.2.3 or above Please upgrade to FortiDDoS-F version 6.1.5 or above Please upgrade to FortiDDoS version 5.7.0 or above Please upgrade to FortiADC version 7.1.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiADC version 7.0.4 or above Please upgrade to FortiADC version 6.2.5 or above

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-78

OS Command Injection