# CVE-2022-23447: An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability \[CWE-22\] in FortiExtender management interfa

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:U/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-11 · Updated: 2024-10-23

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiExtender: from 7.0.0, through 7.0.3; from 4.2.0, through 4.2.4; from 4.1.1, through 4.1.8; from 4.0.0, through 4.0.2; from 3.3.0, through 3.3.2; from 3.2.1, through 3.2.3

## Description

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in FortiExtender management interface 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 4.2.0 through 4.2.4, 4.1.1 through 4.1.8, 4.0.0 through 4.0.2, 3.3.0 through 3.3.2, 3.2.1 through 3.2.3, 5.3 all versions may allow an unauthenticated and remote attacker to retrieve arbitrary files from the underlying filesystem via specially crafted web requests.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Fortinet](https://cve.now/tech/fortinet.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-039

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