CVE-2023-44252: fortiwan vulnerability

CVE-2023-44252: high vulnerability affecting fortiwan. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
CVE-2023-44252CVSS 8.8Firewall

CVE-2023-44252: fortiwan vulnerability

CVE-2023-44252: high vulnerability affecting fortiwan. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.

CVSS
8.8 HIGH
EPSS
52.6%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
fortiwan

What is known

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED **An improper authentication vulnerability [CWE-287] in Fortinet FortiWAN version 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 and version 5.1.1 through 5.1.2 may allow an authenticated attacker to escalate his privileges via HTTP or HTTPs requests with crafted JWT token values.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2023-44252, a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) affecting fortiwan, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether fortiwan is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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