CVE-2022-30299: fortinet fortiweb Relative Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-30299 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in fortinet fortiweb. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 16-02-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 23-10-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in the API of FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, 6.3.0 through 6.3.19, 6.4 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.0 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker to retrieve specific parts of files from the underlying file system via specially crafted web requests.

• CWE-23Relative Path TraversalThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.