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Fortinet FortiClient Named Pipes Improper Access Control (FG-IR-24-199)

high Nessus Plugin ID 210873

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Synopsis

remote Windows host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FortiClient installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-24-199 advisory.

 - An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability (CWE-288) in FortiClient (Windows) may allow a low privilege attacker to execute arbitrary code with high privilege via spoofed named pipe messages. (CVE-2024-47574)

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 FortiClient version 6.4.999999 / 7.0.13 / 7.2.5 / 7.4.1 or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-199

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 210873

File Name: forticlient_FG-IR-24-199.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/12/2024

Updated: 12/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-47574

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:/a:fortinet:forticlient

Required KB Items: installed_sw/FortiClient

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-47574

IAVA: 2024-A-0742-S