CVE-2022-45861

Description

An access of uninitialized pointer vulnerability [CWE-824] in the SSL VPN portal of Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.11 and FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 and before 2.0.11 allows a remote authenticated attacker to crash the sslvpn daemon via an HTTP GET request.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.4 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.10 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.4.12 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.2 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.8 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 2.0.12 or above

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.76% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory fortiguard.com
Affected: Fortinet FortiOS
Affected: Fortinet FortiProxy
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-477 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-45861?
CVE-2022-45861 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-45861?
To fix CVE-2022-45861: Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.4 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.10 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.4.12 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.2 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.8 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 2.0.12 or above
Is CVE-2022-45861 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-45861 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-45861?
CVE-2022-45861 affects Fortinet FortiOS, Fortinet FortiProxy.
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