Is CVE-2022-38378 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-38378 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-38378?

CVE-2022-38378 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-38378?

CVE-2022-38378 has an EPSS score of 0.24% (15th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38378?

Upgrade fortios to 7.2.1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-38378

MEDIUM

4.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 and before 7.0.7 and FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and before 7.0.7 allows an attacker that has access to the admin profile section (System subsection Administrator Users) to modify their own profile and upgrade their privileges to Read Write via CLI or GUI commands.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

fortiosNVD

Affected:>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.1Fixed in:7.2.1CVE-2022-38378derived from NVD

fortiproxyNVD

Affected:>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.2Fixed in:7.2.2CVE-2022-38378derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

15thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 15% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.