CVE-2023-46717 — Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortios

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
CNA7.5
EPSS
0.2%
top 54.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Fortinet Fortios
Timeline
PublishedMar 12

Description

An improper authentication vulnerability [CWE-287] in FortiOS versions 7.4.1 and below, versions 7.2.6 and below, and versions 7.0.12 and below when configured with FortiAuthenticator in HA may allow a readonly user to gain read-write access via successive login attempts.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDfortinet/fortios7.0.0 — 7.0.13+2
▶CVEListV5fortinet/fortios7.4.0 — 7.4.1+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2023-46717: An improper authentication vulnerability [CWE-287] in FortiOS versions 7↗2024-03-12
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GHSA
GHSA-p8rh-499j-qv73: An improper authentication vulnerability [CWE-287] in FortiOS versions 7↗2024-03-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Fortinet
Improper authentication following read-only user login↗2024-03-12
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CVE-2023-46717 — Improper Authentication in Fortinet | cvebase