Is CVE-2023-42791 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-42791 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-42791?

CVE-2023-42791 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-42791?

CVE-2023-42791 has an EPSS score of 4.18% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42791?

Upgrade fortimanager to 7.2.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-42791

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiManager version 7.4.0 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.12 and 6.2.0 through 6.2.11 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests.

CWE-23 CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

fortimanagerNVD

Affected:>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.4Fixed in:7.2.4CVE-2023-42791derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-12-16.