CVE-2022-33872 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2022-33872

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS...

Vulnerability Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerabilities [CWE-78] in Telnet login components of FortiTester 2.3.0 through 3.9.1, 4.0.0 through 4.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.1.0 may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary command in the underlying shell.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Fortinet FortiTester
Vulnerable Versions:
FortiTester 2.3.0 through 3.9.1, 4.0.0 through 4.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 10th, 2022
Last Modified: October 25th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:U/RC:C

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.