CSV injection in log download feature

Summary

An improper neutralization of formula elements in a CSV File vulnerability [CWE-1236] in FortiClientEMS may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the admin workstation via creating malicious log entries with crafted requests to the server.

Version Affected Solution
FortiClientEMS 7.2 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 Upgrade to 7.2.3 or above
FortiClientEMS 7.0 7.0.0 through 7.0.10 Upgrade to 7.0.11 or above
FortiClientEMS 6.4 6.4 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiClientEMS 6.2 6.2 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiClientEMS 6.0 6.0 all versions Migrate to a fixed release

Acknowledgement

Internally discovered and reported by Gwendal Guégniaud of Fortinet Product Security Team.

Timeline

2024-02-22: Initial publication