⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2024-10-09. Federal agencies required to patch by 2024-10-30. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable..

CVE-2024-23113

Severity
9.8CRITICAL
EPSS
57.5%
top 1.84%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2024-10-09
Due 2024-10-30
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Timeline
PublishedFeb 15
KEV addedOct 9
KEV dueOct 30
Latest updateNov 18
CISA Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, FortiProxy versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14, FortiPAM versions 1.2.0, 1.1.0 through 1.1.2, 1.0.0 through 1.0.3, FortiSwitchManager versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted packets.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages8 packages

CVEListV5fortinet/fortios7.4.07.4.2+2
NVDfortinet/fortios7.0.07.0.13+2
CVEListV5fortinet/fortipam1.1.01.1.2+2
NVDfortinet/fortipam1.0.01.0.3+2
CVEListV5fortinet/fortiproxy7.4.07.4.2+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
CVE-2024-23113: A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS versions 72024-02-15
GHSA
GHSA-57pf-f69p-p222: A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS versions 72024-02-15
VulnCheck
Fortinet Multiple Products Format String Vulnerability2024

🔍Detection Rules

3
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT Fortinet FortiManager File Transfer Handle Response2024-11-18
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT Fortinet FortiManager Unauthenticated Get File Transfer Handle2024-11-18
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT Fortinet FGFM Arbitrary Code Execution via Externally-Controlled Format String (CVE-2024-23113)2024-10-18

📋Vendor Advisories

2
CISA
Fortinet Multiple Products Format String Vulnerability2024-10-09
Fortinet
Format String Bug in fgfmd2024-02-15

🕵️Threat Intelligence

4
Bleepingcomputer
CISA says critical Fortinet RCE flaw now exploited in attacks2024-10-09
Wiz
New FortiOS Critical Vulnerabilities Exploited In-The-Wild | Wiz Blog2024-02-12
Wiz
New FortiOS Critical Vulnerabilities Exploited In-The-Wild | Wiz Blog2024-02-12
Huntress
CVE-2024-23113 Vulnerability: Analysis, Detection, Removal | Huntress
CVE-2024-23113 (CRITICAL CVSS 9.8) | A use of externally-controlled form | cvebase.io