A path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in the API of FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, 6.3.0 through 6.3.19, 6.4 all versions, 6.2 all version…

published 2023-02-16 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-52250

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits: 0; none known

A path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in the API of FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, 6.3.0 through 6.3.19, 6.4 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.0 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker to retrieve specific parts of files from the underlying file system via specially crafted web requests.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

fortinet fortiweb 6.3.20

fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-146 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-10-23)

Exploit prediction

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Fortinet FortiWeb

Classification

Weakness

CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Technology feeds

Fortinet rss critical rss

References

fortiguard.com /psirt/FG-IR-22-146
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-30299
NVD CVE-2022-30299

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Summary