CVE-2024-55591

Published Jan 14, 2025

Last updated 5 months ago

Exploit known CVSS critical 9.8

Fortinet

FortiOS

FortiProxy

VPN

Overview

Description: An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy version 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.12 allows a remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.
Source: psirt@fortinet.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: fortiproxy, fortios

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 9.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: CRITICAL

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name: Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Exploit added on: Jan 14, 2025
Exploit action due: Jan 21, 2025
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weaknesses

psirt@fortinet.com: CWE-288
nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "1B14CD59-F557-48A0-8458-BECD3AD7DB3A",
            "versionEndExcluding": "7.0.20",
            "versionStartIncluding": "7.0.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "EDC18768-0891-465E-9900-3DF5D22A5CB3",
            "versionEndExcluding": "7.2.13",
            "versionStartIncluding": "7.2.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "BD357034-B2FD-4C2E-97FE-2C54D686D885",
            "versionEndExcluding": "7.0.17",
            "versionStartIncluding": "7.0.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.

Overview

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Known exploits

Weaknesses

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