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CVE-2024-55594: fortiweb vulnerability
CVE-2024-55594: medium vulnerability affecting fortiweb. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 5.6 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 43.41%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- fortiweb
What is known
An improper handling of syntactically invalid structure in Fortinet FortiWeb at least vesrions 7.4.0 through 7.4.6 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.10 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.10 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via HTTP/S crafted requests.
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-55594, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) affecting fortiweb, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether fortiweb is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.