Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-25607

High

Published: 10 October 2023

Published
10 October 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0023 45.7th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-25607 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimanager. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 45.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78 ] in FortiManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, 6.4.0 through 6.4.11, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through…

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7.0.7, 6.4.0 through 6.4.11, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions and FortiADC 7.1.0, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.0 all versions management interface may allow an authenticated attacker with at least READ permissions on system settings to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying shell due to an unsafe usage of the wordexp function.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

fortinet
fortiadc
7.1.0 · 6.0.0 — 6.0.4 · 6.1.0 — 6.1.6 · 6.2.0 — 6.2.6
fortinet
fortianalyzer
7.2.1, 7.2.2 · 6.0.0 — 6.0.12 · 6.2.0 — 6.2.12 · 6.4.0 — 6.4.11
fortinet
fortimanager
7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2 · 6.0.0 — 6.0.12 · 6.2.0 — 6.2.12 · 6.4.0 — 6.4.11

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

References