What is CVE-2023-36642?

CVE-2023-36642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortitester, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-36642?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

RCE in Fortinet Fortitester

CVE-2023-36642

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the management interface of FortiTester 3.0.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specificall…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.001 (27.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortitester — versions 7.2.0, 7.1.0, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-501

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36642?: CVE-2023-36642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortitester, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-36642?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.