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CVE-2023-47536

An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiOS version 7.2.0, version 7.0.13 and below, version 6.4.14 and below and…

Low2.8EPSS 0.57%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
fortinet

Description

An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiOS version 7.2.0, version 7.0.13 and below, version 6.4.14 and below and FortiProxy version 7.2.3 and below, version 7.0.9 and below, version 2.0.12 and below may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the firewall deny geolocalisation policy via timing the bypass with a GeoIP database update.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By fortinet

  2. · 37 days later

    Published

  3. · 18 months later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2023-47536, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
fortinetCNA (assigner)3.1Low2.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:R
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.57% · top 53% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.8.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Fortinet · FortiOS

    • affected 7.2.0
    • affected 7.0.0 – ≤ 7.0.13
    • affected 6.4.0 – ≤ 6.4.14

  • Fortinet · FortiProxy

    • affected 7.2.0 – ≤ 7.2.3
    • affected 7.0.0 – ≤ 7.0.9
    • affected 2.0.0 – ≤ 2.0.12

What to do

Solution: Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.4.0 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.4.0 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.4 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.10 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 2.0.13 or above

References (1)

Sources

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