Improper Authentication in FortiMail - CVE-2023-47539

 

Improper Authentication in FortiMail - CVE-2023-47539

Published: December 15, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84450
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47539
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing HTTP requests in FortiMail configured with RADIUS authentication and remote_wildcard enabled. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass authentication process and login as administrator.


Affected software

FortiMail

How to mitigate CVE-2023-47539

Install updates from vendor's website.

FortiMail - update to 7.4.1

External References

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