What is CVE-2023-44252?

CVE-2023-44252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwan, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2023-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-44252?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-44252 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Fortinet Fortiwan

CVE-2023-44252

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED **An improper authentication vulnerability [CWE-287] in Fortinet FortiWAN version 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 and version 5.1.1 through 5.1.2 may allow an authenticated attacker to escalate his privileges via HTTP or H…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (47.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiwan — versions 5.2.0, 5.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-061

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-44252?: CVE-2023-44252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwan, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2023-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-44252?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-44252 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.