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Fortinet Fortigate Double free with double usage of json_object_put (FG-IR-23-195)

high Nessus Plugin ID 209870

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-23-195 advisory.

 - A double free vulnerability [CWE-415] in Fortinet FortiOS before 7.0.0 may allow a privileged attacker to execute code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests. (CVE-2023-44247)

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 6.2.999999 / 6.4.999999 or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-195

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 209870

File Name: fortigate_FG-IR-23-195.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 10/29/2024

Updated: 10/29/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-44247

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

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: 5/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-44247

IAVA: 2024-A-0165