Improper Privilege Management in FortiOS and FortiProxy - CVE-2023-44250

 

Improper Privilege Management in FortiOS and FortiProxy - CVE-2023-44250

Published: January 9, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85208
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44250
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management when handling HA requests. A remote user can execute elevated actions via a specially crafted HTTP request.


Affected software

FortiOS
FortiProxy
RUGGEDCOM APE1808

How to mitigate CVE-2023-44250

Install updates from vendor's website.

FortiOS - addressed in versions 7.2.6, 7.4.2
FortiProxy - update to 7.4.2

External References

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