Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios

CVE-2023-50176

A session fixation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.13 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via phishing SAML authentication link.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-50176: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50176?
CVE-2023-50176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2024-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-50176?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-50176 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.