Path traversal vulnerability

Summary

PRODUCT OUT OF SUPPORT

A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in FortiWAN may allow an authenticated attacker to read and delete arbitrary file of the system via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.

Affected Products

FortiWAN version 5.2.0 through 5.2.1
FortiWAN version 5.1.1 through 5.1.2

Solutions

This product is end of life and no longer supported. Please consider replacing with an equivalent FortiGate appliance as approriate.

Acknowledgement

Fortinet is pleased to thank Idan Cohen from Cyberillium for bringing this issue to our attention under responsible disclosure.

Timeline

2023-11-02: Initial publication