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CVE-2022-40684 Authentication flaw

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CVE Information

Original CVE data

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An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel [CWE-288] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 and version 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 and 7.0.0 allows an unauthenticated atttacker to perform operations on the administrative interface via specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

CWE: CWE-287
CVSS v2-
CVSS v39.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-377
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169431/Fortinet-FortiOS-FortiProxy-FortiSwitchManager-Authentication-Bypass.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171515/Fortinet-7.2.1-Authentication-Bypass.html
Affected Vendors

Fortinet - (3)

Basic Analysis

Common vulnerability metrics

Vulnerabilty type as detected by PRIOnengine

Authentication flaw

CVSS Scores as calculated by PRIOnengine
CVSS v26.4
AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS v39.8
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
MITRE CWE Top 25

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Exploits

Exploits are available either through exploit packs, Github repos or the world wide web in general.

Active Exploitation

Vulnerability is referenced under CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. See the KEV Catalog

Social Network Activity

Vulnerability is mentioned or trending in social media.

Threat Actor Activity

Vulnerability is being actively exploited by threat actors during campaigns.

Cybersecurity Frameworks

How the vulnerability maps against various cybersecurity frameworks

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1133 - External Remote Services

Compliance Impact

How the submited vulnerability affects compliance

PCI DSS v3.2.1-6.5.10 - Broken Authentication & Session Management

Web Application Security Frameworks

Applicable if the issue likely affects a web application

WASC-19 - SQL Injection