7.5

CVE-2022-23447: fortinet fortiextender_firmware Path Traversal

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 11-07-2023Last modified 23-10-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-23447 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in fortinet fortiextender_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.80%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-07-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in FortiExtender management interface 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 4.2.0 through 4.2.4, 4.1.1 through 4.1.8, 4.0.0 through 4.0.2, 3.3.0 through 3.3.2, 3.2.1 through 3.2.3, 5.3 all versions may allow an unauthenticated and remote attacker to retrieve arbitrary files from the underlying filesystem via specially crafted web requests.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.80%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

56%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.80% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.80%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet1 product
  • fortiextender_firmware≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.3 | ≥ 4.2.0, ≤ 4.2.4 | ≥ 4.1.1, ≤ 4.1.8 | ≥ 4.0.0, ≤ 4.0.2 | ≥ 3.3.0, ≤ 3.3.2 | ≥ 3.2.1, ≤ 3.2.3 | ≥ 3.2.1, < 3.2.4 | ≥ 3.3.0, < 3.3.3 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.3 | ≥ 4.1.1, < 4.1.9 | ≥ 4.2.0, < 4.2.5 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.4 | 5.3.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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