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 HTTPs requests with crafted JWT token values.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.007 (50.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortiwan — versions 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)
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: 8.8/10. Published 2023-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2023-44252?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 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.