Improper Authentication in Fortinet FortiWAN Products
CVE-2023-44252

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Fortinet
Status
FortiWAN
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 December 2023

What is CVE-2023-44252?

An improper authentication vulnerability has been identified in Fortinet FortiWAN versions 5.1.1 through 5.1.2 and 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, allowing an authenticated attacker to exploit this weakness. Through crafted JWT token values sent via HTTP or HTTPS requests, the attacker may escalate their privileges, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive functions within the FortiWAN product. It is crucial for organizations using affected versions to apply immediate remediation to mitigate any risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

FortiWAN 5.2.0 <= 5.2.1

FortiWAN 5.1.1 <= 5.1.2

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-061

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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