Client IP relies on X-Forwarded-For and other headers

Summary

A Use Of Less Trusted Source [CWE-348] vulnerability in FortiPortal may allow an unauthenticated attack to bypass IP protection through crafted HTTP or HTTPS packets.

Version Affected Solution
FortiPortal 7.2 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 Upgrade to 7.2.2 or above
FortiPortal 7.0 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 Upgrade to 7.0.7 or above

Acknowledgement

Internally discovered and reported by Théo Leleu of Fortinet Product Security team.

Timeline

2024-05-14: Initial publication