Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU84435

Improper access control in FortiProxy and FortiOS - CVE-2023-47536

Published: December 14, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU84435

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47536

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can bypass the firewall deny geolocalisation policy during GeoIP database update.

Affected software

FortiProxy
FortiOS

How to mitigate CVE-2023-47536

Install updates from vendor's website.

FortiProxy - addressed in versions 2.0.13, 7.0.10, 7.2.4
FortiOS - update to 7.2.1

External References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-432

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