Vulnerability · Published Dec 13, 2023 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2023-40716
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity OS command injection in FortiTester from Fortinet. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 83.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the command line interpreter of FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments when running execute restore/backup .
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiTester | 7.2.0 – through 7.2.37.1.0 – through 7.1.17.0.04.2.0 – through 4.2.14.1.0 – through 4.1.14.0.03.9.0 – through 3.9.23.8.0 |
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C