What is CVE-2023-28001?

CVE-2023-28001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2023-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-28001?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios

CVE-2023-28001

An insufficient session expiration in Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.0 - 7.0.12 and 7.2.0 - 7.2.4 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via reusing the session of a deleted user in the REST API.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-613 — Insufficient Session Expiration

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28001?: CVE-2023-28001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2023-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-28001?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.