Is CVE-2023-48784 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-48784 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-48784?

CVE-2023-48784 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-48784?

CVE-2023-48784 has an EPSS score of 0.77% (51th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48784?

Upgrade fortios to 7.4.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-48784

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability [CWE-134] in FortiOS version 7.4.1 and below, version 7.2.7 and below, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions command line interface may allow a local privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests.

CWE-134

How to fix

Remediation Available

fortiosNVD

Affected:>= 7.4.0, < 7.4.2Fixed in:7.4.2CVE-2023-48784derived 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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.77%probability of exploitation in 30 days

51stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-134 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-13160	Critical	9.8	81%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-22374	High	8.5	73%	-	-
CVE-2012-1851	High	10.0	66%	-	-
CVE-2024-23113	Critical	9.8	62%	KEV	-
CVE-2012-3569	High	9.3	48%	-	-
CVE-2018-6317	Critical	9.1	44%	-	-

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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 2025-01-17.