What is CVE-2023-44251?

CVE-2023-44251 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwan, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-44251?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-44251 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Fortinet Fortiwan

CVE-2023-44251

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED **A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiWAN version 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 and version 5.1.1. through 5.1.2 may allow an authentic…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.006 (70.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiwan — versions 5.2.0, 5.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-265

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-44251?: CVE-2023-44251 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwan, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-44251?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-44251 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.