Fortinet FortiOS 5.0.x < 5.0.4 Empty Device Group Firewall Bypass

medium Nessus Plugin ID 85737

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Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a security bypass vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Fortinet FortiOS 5.0.x prior to 5.0.4. It is, therefore, affected by a security bypass vulnerability due to an unspecified flaw that that is triggered during the handling of empty device groups. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to bypass the device-based firewall policies.

Solution

Upgrade to Fortinet FortiOS 5.0.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 85737

File Name: fortios_empty_device_group_firewall_bypass.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 9/2/2015

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fortinet:fortios

Required KB Items: Host/Fortigate/model, Host/Fortigate/version, Host/Fortigate/build

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2013

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