CVE-2023-44256
Published: 20 October 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-44256 is a medium-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 31.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-48615
Vulnerability details
A server-side request forgery vulnerability [CWE-918] in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and before 7.0.8 and FortiManager version 7.4.0, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and before 7.0.8 allows a remote attacker with low privileges to view sensitive data…
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from internal servers or perform a local port scan 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
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.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.
Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.
Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.
Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.