What is CVE-2023-48784?
A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] in FortiOS version 7.4.1 and below, version 7.2.7 and below, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions command line interface may allow a local privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests.
The record classifies CVE-2023-48784 under weakness class CWE-134. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs high-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 927 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 6.1 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.3% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 7.2/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2024-04-09, last modified 2024-08-02
Is CVE-2023-48784 being exploited?
Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2023-48784 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 27 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- Fortinet: FortiOS
How to fix CVE-2023-48784
Vendor advisory: https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-413. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2023-48784
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2023-48784, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.