Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer - CVE-2023-42787
Published: October 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81958
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42787
CWE-ID: CWE-602
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiManager
FortiAnalyzer
FortiManager
FortiAnalyzer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a client-side enforcement of server-side security issue. A remote user can access a privileged web console via client side code execution.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-42787
Install updates from vendor's website.