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Fortinet Fortigate Web server ETag exposure (FG-IR-23-224)

high Nessus Plugin ID 197631

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Synopsis

Fortinet Firewall is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of Fortigate installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-23-224 advisory.

 - An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Fortinet FortiOS at least version at least 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.5 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.15 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.15 allows attacker to information disclosure via HTTP requests. (CVE-2024-23662)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Fortigate version 6.4.999999 / 7.0.999999 / 7.2.6 / 7.4.2 or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-224

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 197631

File Name: fortigate_FG-IR-23-224.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 5/22/2024

Updated: 12/16/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23662

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fortinet:fortios

Required KB Items: Host/Fortigate/model, Host/Fortigate/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-23662

IAVA: 2024-A-0165-S