Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2023-48790 is a high-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortindr. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 14th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SC-23 (Session Authenticity) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2023-48790 is a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, classified under CWE-352, affecting Fortinet FortiNDR in versions 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.1.0 through 7.1.1, and all versions before 7.0.5. The flaw enables a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized actions by tricking users into interacting with crafted HTTP GET requests. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability despite requiring user interaction and high attack complexity.
A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting malicious HTTP GET requests that mimic legitimate ones, relying on a victim to access a malicious site or click a link while authenticated to the FortiNDR interface. Successful exploitation requires the user to perform the action unknowingly, potentially allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary unauthorized operations on the targeted system, such as modifying configurations or accessing sensitive data.
For mitigation details, refer to the Fortinet PSIRT advisory at https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-353, which provides guidance on patches and workarounds for affected FortiNDR versions.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-52823
Vulnerability Data
A cross site request forgery vulnerability [CWE-352] in Fortinet FortiNDR version 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and 7.1.0 through 7.1.1 and before 7.0.5 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized actions via crafted HTTP GET requests.
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Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Access enforcement requires verifying that state-changing requests originate from the authenticated user rather than a forged cross-site source.
Protecting session authenticity prevents attackers from replaying or forging authenticated requests via the victim's browser.
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.
Secure SDLC practices directly require anti-CSRF controls such as tokens or SameSite attributes.
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.
By denying access to phishing or malicious sites, the control lowers the likelihood that a user will be tricked into submitting a forged request that performs an unintended action on another site.
Contextual intelligence about emerging CSRF toolkits can be translated into updated anti-CSRF token or same-site policy configurations across applications.