CVE-2022-40684 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-40684?

CVE-2022-40684 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2022-40684?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Fortinet Fortiproxy, Fortinet Fortiswitchmanager, Fortinet Fortios.

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fortinet	Fortiproxy	>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.7
Fortinet	Fortiswitchmanager	7.0.0
Fortinet	Fortios	>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.7

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169431/Fortinet-FortiOS-FortiProxy-FortiSwiExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171515/Fortinet-7.2.1-Authentication-BypassExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-377MitigationVendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169431/Fortinet-FortiOS-FortiProxy-FortiSwiExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171515/Fortinet-7.2.1-Authentication-BypassExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-377MitigationVendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-US Government Resource

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-40684?

CVE-2022-40684 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). 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 ...

How severe is CVE-2022-40684?

CVE-2022-40684 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-40684?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Fortinet Fortiproxy, Fortinet Fortiswitchmanager, Fortinet Fortios.