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Fortinet FortiWeb Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Write (FG-IR-24-439)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 232603

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of FortiWeb installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-24-439 advisory.

 - A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Fortinet FortiWeb versions 7.0.0 through 7.6.0 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests. (CVE-2024-55597)

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

Solution

For 7.0.x / 7.2.x, see vendor advisory. For 7.4.x, upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.4.6 or later. For 7.6.x, upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.6.1 or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-439

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 232603

File Name: fortiweb_FG-IR-24-439.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 3/11/2025

Updated: 3/11/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-55597

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:fortinet:fortiweb

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-55597