CVE-2023-45581

Summary

CVECVE-2023-45581
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerfortinet
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-02-15 14:15:45 UTC
Updated2026-10-22 14:17:33 UTC
DescriptionAn improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiClientEMS 7.0.6 through 7.0.10, FortiClientEMS 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, FortiClientEMS 6.4 all versions, FortiClientEMS 06.02 all versions, FortiClientEMS 6.2 all versions allows an Site administrator with Super Admin privileges to perform global administrative operations affecting other sites via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.2 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-269 | NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-269 Execute unauthorized code or commands


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.9HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:U

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server All All All All
Application Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Fortinet FortiClientEMS affected 7.2.0 7.2.2 semver Not specified
CNA Fortinet FortiClientEMS affected 7.0.6 7.0.10 semver Not specified
CNA Fortinet FortiClientEMS affected 7.0.0 7.0.4 semver Not specified
CNA Fortinet FortiClientEMS affected 6.4.7 6.4.9 semver Not specified
CNA Fortinet FortiClientEMS affected 6.4.0 6.4.4 semver Not specified
CNA Fortinet FortiClientEMS affected 6.2.6 6.2.9 semver Not specified
CNA Fortinet FortiClientEMS affected 6.2.3 6.2.4 semver Not specified
CNA Fortinet FortiClientEMS affected 06.02.00 06.02.02 semver Not specified
ADP Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server affected 6.2.0 6.3 custom Not specified
ADP Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server affected 6.4.0 6.5 custom Not specified
ADP Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server affected 7.0.0 7.0.4 custom Not specified
ADP Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server affected 7.0.6 7.0.10 custom Not specified
ADP Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server affected 7.2.0 7.2.2 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-357 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fortiguard.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade to FortiClientEMS version 7.2.3 or above Upgrade to FortiClientEMS version 7.0.11 or above

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