A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiRecorder [CWE-23] version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and before 7.0.4 allows a privileged attacker to read 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 |
|---|---|
| https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-310 | vendor advisory |