VDB-239659 · CVE-2023-34984 · FG-IR-23-068

Fortinet FortiWeb HTTP Request protection mechanism

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiWeb. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component HTTP Request Handler. This manipulation causes protection mechanism. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-34984. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiWeb (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A protection mechanism failure in Fortinet FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, 6.4.0 through 6.4.3, 6.3.6 through 6.3.23 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted HTTP requests.

The weakness was shared 09/13/2023 as FG-IR-23-068. It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-34984 since 06/09/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209718 (Fortinet FortiWeb (FG-IR-23-068)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209718). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Firewall Software

Vendor

Fortinet

Name

FortiWeb

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Protection mechanism
CWE: CWE-693
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 209718
Nessus Name: Fortinet FortiWeb (FG-IR-23-068)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/09/2023 🔍
09/13/2023 +96 days 🔍
09/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +586 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-23-068
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-34984 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-34984
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239659

Entryinfo

Created: 09/13/2023 15:39
Updated: 04/22/2025 00:58
Changes: 09/13/2023 15:39 (48), 10/11/2023 14:30 (11), 10/26/2024 22:07 (17), 04/22/2025 00:58 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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