Privilege escalation via unverified configuration backup
Published Aug 13, 2024 · Updated Aug 13, 2024
Unverified password change in Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer allows local users to alter administrator passwords via a backup. The device configuration backup workflow accepts changed administrator-password data from a read-write user without verifying authority over the target account. A read-write administrative session and local access are required; successful use grants control over more privileged accounts.
Summary
What happened
Unverified password change in Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer allows local users to alter administrator passwords via a backup. The device configuration backup workflow accepts changed administrator-password data from a read-write user without verifying authority over the target account. A read-write administrative session and local access are required; successful use grants control over more privileged accounts.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-21757
- Published
- Aug 13, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 13, 2024
- Vendor
- Fortinet
- Product
- FortiManager
- Classifications
- CWE-620, T1098
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 13, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.10
- Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.4
- Affected versionversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.1
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