CVE-2024-35274: fortinet fortianalyzer Relative Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-35274 is a low (CVSS 2.3) Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in fortinet fortianalyzer. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-11-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 12-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer versions below 7.4.2, Fortinet FortiManager versions below 7.4.2 and Fortinet FortiAnalyzer-BigData version 7.4.0 and below 7.2.7 allows a privileged attacker with read write administrative privileges to create non-arbitrary files on a chosen directory via crafted CLI 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.