What is CVE-2022-42474?

CVE-2022-42474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-42474?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Fortinet Fortios

CVE-2022-42474

A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.12, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and before 7.0.1 allows an privileged attacker to delete arbitrary directories from the filesystem through crafted HTTP requests.

EPSS: 0.006 (48.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.0
Fortinet Fortiproxy — versions 1.0.0, 7.0.0, 7.2.1
Fortinet Fortiswitchmanager — versions 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 7.2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42474?: CVE-2022-42474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-42474?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.