Improper Authorization in Fortinet FortiMail



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-36633
CWE-ID CWE-285
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fortinet FortiMail
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU83272

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36633

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization. A remote user can see and modify the title of address book folders of other users.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Fortinet FortiMail: 6.0.0 - 7.2.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-203


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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