High Vulnerability in FortiOS & FortiProxy
History:
- 11/01/2024 --- v1.0 -- Initial publication
Summary
On January 9, 2024, Fortinet disclosed a high vulnerability in FortiOS & FortiProxy. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-44250
and with a CVSS score of 8.3, could allow an authenticated attacker to perform elevated actions via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
Technical Details
The bug is due to an improper privilege management vulnerability in a FortiOS & FortiProxy HA cluster. If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an authenticated attacker to perform elevated actions via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
Affected products
The following versions are affected:
- FortiOS 7.4, from 7.4.0 through 7.4.1;
- FortiOS 7.2.5;
- FortiProxy 7.4, from 7.4.0 through 7.4.1;
Recommendations
CERT-EU recommends upgrading as soon as possible to a fixed version.