What is CVE-2023-42782?

CVE-2023-42782 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-42782?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer

CVE-2023-42782

A insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability [CWE-345] in FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0 and below 7.2.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to send messages to the syslog server of FortiAnalyzer via the knoweldge of an authorized device serial number.

EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortianalyzer — versions 7.4.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42782?: CVE-2023-42782 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-42782?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.