How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: None.
Weakness class
CVE-2022-22297 is classified as CWE-792: Incomplete Filtering of One or More Instances of Special Elements. The product receives data from an upstream component, but does not completely filter one or more instances of special elements before sending it to a downstream component.
Affected software
CVE-2022-22297 is recorded against 2 packages.
- fortirecorder-firmware (from 6.4.0 up to 6.4.3)
- fortiweb (from 6.4.0 up to 6.4.3)
Timeline and source
Published on 7 March 2023 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
fortiguard.com
fortiguard.com
Other advisories for this package
fortirecorder-firmware has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-792: Incomplete Filtering of One or More Instances of Special Elements) in other software:
