Check Point Advisories

Fortinet Multiple Products Directory Traversal (CVE-2024-48884)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-1516
Date Published:	7 Apr 2025
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 07 April, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-48884
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Fortinet FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 Fortinet FortiManager 7.4.1 through 7.4.3 FortiOS 7.6.0 FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.4 FortiOS 7.2.5 through 7.2.9 FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.15 FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.15 FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.5 FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.11 FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.18 FortiProxy 2.0.0 through 2.0.14 FortiProxy 1.2.0 through 1.2.13 FortiProxy 1.1.0 through 1.1.6 FortiProxy 1.0.0 through 1.0.7 FortiManager Cloud 7.4.1 through 7.4.3
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in multiple Fortinet products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to list directories on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Fortinet Multiple Products Directory Traversal (CVE-2024-48884) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Fortinet Multiple Products Directory Traversal (CVE-2024-48884)