A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiManager version 7.4.0 through 7.4.2 and before 7.2.5 allows a privileged attacker to delete files from the underlying filesystem via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.
Solution:
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
| Link | Tags |
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| https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-097 | vendor advisory |