CVE-2023-45586 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-45586

An insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability [CWE-345] in Fortinet...

Vulnerability Description

An insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability [CWE-345] in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN tunnel mode version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.7 and before 7.0.12 & FortiProxy SSL-VPN tunnel mode version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.7 and before 7.0.13 allows an authenticated VPN user to send (but not receive) packets spoofing the IP of another user via crafted network packets.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

FortiProxy, FortiOS
Vulnerable Versions:
7.4.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 2.0.0, 6.4.0, 6.2.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 14th, 2024
Last Modified: August 2nd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-345

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle
Credential Access
T1071 Application Layer Protocol
Command and Control
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration