What is CVE-2023-34990?

CVE-2023-34990 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwlm, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-34990?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-34990 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Fortinet Fortiwlm

CVE-2023-34990

A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiWLM version 8.6.0 through 8.6.5 and 8.5.0 through 8.5.4 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted web requests.

EPSS: 0.729 (98.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:X.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiwlm — versions 8.6.0, 8.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-144

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-34990?: CVE-2023-34990 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwlm, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-34990?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-34990 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.