PSIRTFirewall deny policy bypass
Summary
An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiOS and FortiProxy may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the firewall deny geolocalisation policy via timing the bypass with a GeoIP database update.
| Version | Affected | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| FortiOS 7.4 | Not Affected | Not Applicable |
| FortiOS 7.2 | 7.2.0 | Upgrade to 7.2.1 or above |
| FortiOS 7.0 | 7.0 all versions | Migrate to a fixed release |
| FortiOS 6.4 | 6.4 all versions | Migrate to a fixed release |
| FortiProxy 7.4 | Not Affected | Not Applicable |
| FortiProxy 7.2 | 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 | Upgrade to 7.2.4 or above |
| FortiProxy 7.0 | 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 | Upgrade to 7.0.10 or above |
| FortiProxy 2.0 | 2.0.0 through 2.0.12 | Upgrade to 2.0.13 or above |
Timeline
2023-12-11: Initial publication