Fortinet FortiOS/FortiProxy integrity check

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes integrity check. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-28002. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy (Firewall Software) (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integrity check vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-354. The product does not validate or incorrectly validates the integrity check values or "checksums" of a message. This may prevent it from detecting if the data has been modified or corrupted in transmission. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An improper validation of integrity check value vulnerability [CWE-354] in FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.12, 6.4 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions and FortiProxy 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 2.0 all versions VMs may allow a local attacker with admin privileges to boot a malicious image on the device and bypass the filesystem integrity check in place.

The weakness was published 11/14/2023 as FG-IR-22-396. The advisory is shared at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-28002 since 03/09/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-31727). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integrity check
CWE: CWE-354 / CWE-345
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/09/2023 🔍
11/14/2023 +250 days 🔍
11/14/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/11/2025 +575 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-22-396
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28002 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-245185
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2023 19:18
Updated: 06/11/2025 17:52
Changes: 11/14/2023 19:18 (47), 12/08/2023 14:09 (12), 10/18/2024 17:58 (15), 06/11/2025 17:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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