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CVE-2023-42787

CVE-2023-42787MEDIUM

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer — A client-side enforcement of server-side security [CWE-602] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.3 and For…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   L   N  U  H  N  N    6.5   .0137   71.0     —

AFFECTED
  Product                Versions  Fixed
  FortiAnalyzer          7.4.0 –   —
  FortiManager           7.4.0 –   —
  FortiAnalyzer-BigData  7.2.0 –   —
  FortiAnalyzer Cloud    7.0.1 –   —

TIMELINE
  Sep 14  Reserved by fortinet
  Oct 10  Published (CNA: fortinet)
  Aug 12  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2023-42787 (Fortinet FortiAnalyzer). Public exploit reference added.
  Aug 12  RESCORED — CVE-2023-42787 (Fortinet FortiAnalyzer). CVSS 6.2 → 6.5 (NVD).

CWE-602 · CNA: fortinet · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

A client-side enforcement of server-side security [CWE-602] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.3 and FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.3 may allow a remote attacker with low privileges to access a privileged web console via client side code execution.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 14, 2023	Reserved	Reserved by fortinet
October 10, 2023	Published	Published (CNA: fortinet)
August 12, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2023-42787 (Fortinet FortiAnalyzer). Public exploit reference added.
August 12, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2023-42787 (Fortinet FortiAnalyzer). CVSS 6.2 → 6.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 4 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Fortinet	FortiAnalyzer	—	7.4.0	—
Fortinet	FortiManager	—	7.4.0	—
Fortinet	FortiAnalyzer-BigData	—	7.2.0	—
Fortinet	FortiAnalyzer Cloud	—	7.0.1	—

Weaknesses

CWE-602

References (2)

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-187 [Vendor Advisory]
https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-q5pq-8666-j8fr [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-42787 at cve.org

Vendors: fortinet

Weaknesses: CWE-602

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