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Fortinet Fortigate (FG-IR-24-029)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 190239

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Synopsis

Fortinet Firewall is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of Fortigate installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-24-029 advisory.

 - A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] in FortiOS fgfmd daemon may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests.
 (CVE-2024-23113)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Fortigate version 7.0.14 / 7.2.7 / 7.4.3 or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-029

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 190239

File Name: fortigate_FG-IR-24-029.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 2/8/2024

Updated: 3/15/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23113

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fortinet:fortios

Required KB Items: Host/Fortigate/model, Host/Fortigate/version, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-23113

IAVA: 2024-A-0079-S