What is CVE-2022-43948?

CVE-2022-43948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiadc, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-43948?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

RCE in Fortinet Fortiadc

CVE-2022-43948

A improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, FortiADC version 7.1.0 through 7.1.1, FortiADC version 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, FortiADC 6.2 all versions, FortiADC 6.1 all versions, FortiADC 6.0 all versions, FortiADC 5.4 all versions, FortiADC 5.3 all versions, FortiADC 5.2 all versions, FortiADC 5.1 all versions allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiadc — versions 7.1.0, 7.0.0, 6.2.0
Fortinet Fortiweb — versions 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43948?: CVE-2022-43948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiadc, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-43948?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.