Fortinet FortiProxy's map server (FG-IR-22-468)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 182350

Synopsis

The version of FortiProxy installed on the remote host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FortiProxy installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-22-468 advisory.

- An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiOS 6.2 all versions, 6.4 all versions, 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, 7.2.0 and FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, 2.0 all versions, 7.0.0 through 7.0.9, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the communication channel between the vulnerable device and the remote FortiGuard's map server.
(CVE-2023-29175)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.2 or above.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-468

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 182350

File Name: fortiproxy_FG-IR-22-468.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 9/29/2023

Updated: 12/1/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29175

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:fortinet:fortiproxy

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-29175

IAVA: 2023-A-0281-S