Improper Privilege Management in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager - CVE-2023-36638
Published: September 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80900
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36638
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A remote authenticated API user can view mail server settings through the API via a stolen GUI session ID.
Affected software
FortiAnalyzer
FortiManager
FortiManager
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36638
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiAnalyzer - addressed in versions 6.4.12, 7.0.8, 7.2.3
FortiManager - addressed in versions 6.4.12, 7.0.8, 7.2.3
FortiManager - addressed in versions 6.4.12, 7.0.8, 7.2.3