Security restrictions bypass in Fortinet FortiWeb



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-34984
CWE-ID CWE-693
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fortinet FortiWeb
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Protection Mechanism Failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU80836

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34984

CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures. An attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions against XSS and CSRF attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Fortinet FortiWeb: 6.3.6 - 7.2.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-068


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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