Fortinet FortiNAC-F up to 7.2.4 certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Fortinet FortiNAC-F up to 7.2.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-48785. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiNAC-F up to 7.2.4 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiNAC-F version 7.2.4 and below may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the HTTPS communication channel between the FortiOS device, an inventory, and FortiNAC-F.

The advisory is shared at fortiguard.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-48785 since 11/19/2023. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/19/2023 🔍
03/14/2025 +481 days 🔍
03/14/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/25/2025 +133 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-23-288
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-48785 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-48785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-299741

Entryinfo

Created: 03/14/2025 18:00
Updated: 07/25/2025 17:34
Changes: 03/14/2025 18:00 (63), 07/25/2025 17:34 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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