Fortinet Fortigate SSLVPN WEB UI Text injection (FG-IR-24-033)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 210869

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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-24-033 advisory.

- An improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component ('Injection') vulnerability [CWE-74] in FortiOS version 7.4.3 and below, version 7.2.8 and below, version 7.0.16 and below; FortiProxy version 7.4.3 and below, version 7.2.9 and below, version 7.0.16 and below; FortiSASE version 24.2.b SSL-VPN web user interface may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform phishing attempts via crafted requests. (CVE-2024-33510)

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 7.0.999999 / 7.2.9 / 7.4.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 210869

File Name: fortigate_FG-IR-24-033.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 11/12/2024

Updated: 11/15/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-33510

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fortinet:fortios

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-33510

IAVA: 2024-A-0745

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