Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-47534

Fortinet Forticlient Endpoint Management Server 6.0.0 – 6.0.8

Published
12 March 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.6
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.011 61th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-47534 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File (CWE-1236) vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient Endpoint Management Server. Its CVSS base score is 9.6 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique User Execution (T1204); ranked in the top 39% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-15 (Information Output Filtering) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A improper neutralization of formula elements in a csv file in Fortinet FortiClientEMS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, 6.4.0 through 6.4.9, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, 6.0.0 through 6.0.8 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted…

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packets.

CWE(s)
CWE-1236

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1204 User Execution Execution
An adversary may rely upon specific actions by a user in order to gain execution.
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T1204.002 Malicious File Execution
An adversary may rely upon a user opening a malicious file in order to gain execution.
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T1566 Phishing Initial Access
Adversaries may send phishing messages to gain access to victim systems.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

fortinet
forticlient endpoint management server
6.0.0 — 6.0.8 · 6.2.0 — 6.2.9 · 6.4.0 — 6.4.9

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.10

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match

Output filtering/validation directly stops unneutralized formula elements from being written into CSV files.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require output neutralization for untrusted CSV content to block formula injection.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development can detect formula injection but does not itself implement the mitigation.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and output encoding that directly prevents formula injection in CSV exports.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements include rules for safe CSV generation and handling of untrusted data.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles encourage safe data export design but do not specifically address CSV formula neutralization.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly require neutralization of special characters when writing CSV files.

References