Security News > 2024 > March > Fortinet Warns of Severe SQLi Vulnerability in FortiClientEMS Software
Fortinet has alerted users to a severe vulnerability in FortiClientEMS, enabling potential attacker-driven code execution.
This SQL Injection flaw, identified as CVE-2023-48788 with a 9.3 CVSS score, affects FortiClientEMS versions 7.2.0 to 7.2.2 and 7.0.1 to 7.0.10; users should upgrade to safer versions. Credits for the discovery go to Thiago Santana and the U.K.'s NCSC.
Additionally, critical vulnerabilities in FortiOS and FortiProxy (CVE-2023-42789 and CVE-2023-42790, both rated 9.3) could allow attackers to run arbitrary code through malformed HTTP requests, affecting various versions with specified upgrade paths.
Despite no current exploitation reports, Fortinet emphasizes prompt patching due to past abuses of unpatched systems.
News URL
https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/fortinet-warns-of-severe-sqli.html
Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-12 | CVE-2023-48788 | Unspecified vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server A improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in Fortinet FortiClientEMS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiClientEMS 7.0.1 through 7.0.10 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets. | 9.8 |
| 2024-03-12 | CVE-2023-42790 | Unspecified vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios and Fortiproxy A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0.0 through 7.0.12, 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, 6.2.0 through 6.2.15, FortiProxy 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.12, 2.0.0 through 2.0.13 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted HTTP requests. | 8.1 |
| 2024-03-12 | CVE-2023-42789 | Unspecified vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios A out-of-bounds write in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0.0 through 7.0.12, 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, 6.2.0 through 6.2.15, FortiProxy 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.12, 2.0.0 through 2.0.13 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted HTTP requests. | 9.8 |