Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-34991

Critical

Published: 14 November 2023

Published
14 November 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0980 93.1th percentile
Risk Priority 25 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-34991 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwlm. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 6.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

The vulnerability CVE-2023-34991 is an SQL injection issue (CWE-89) caused by improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands, affecting Fortinet FortiWLM versions 8.6.0 through 8.6.5, 8.5.0 through 8.5.4, 8.4.0 through 8.4.2, 8.3.0 through 8.3.2, and 8.2.2. It received a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8.

An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit the flaw by submitting a crafted HTTP request, resulting in execution of unauthorized code or commands on the affected appliance.

Fortinet published advisory FG-IR-23-142 to address the issue. The EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.0980 with no material rise observed after disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in Fortinet FortiWLM version 8.6.0 through 8.6.5 and 8.5.0 through 8.5.4 and 8.4.0 through 8.4.2 and 8.3.0 through 8.3.2 and 8.2.2 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code…

more

or commands via a crafted http request.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

fortinet
fortiwlm
8.2.2, 8.3.0, 8.3.1, 8.3.2, 8.4.0 · 8.5.0 — 8.5.4 · 8.6.0 — 8.6.5

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References