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CVE-2023-48785

Published: Mar 14, 2025Updated: Jul 25, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-295
NVD MITRE
4.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-295

Affected Products

fortinac-ffortinetSecurity Products
FortiNAC-FFortinetSecurity Products
FortiNAC-FFortinet Inc.Security Products
fortinetcommercialUSSecurity Productsaka forti net
fortinet inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka fortinet

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-288
fortiguard.com
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-288
fortiguard.com
https://vuldb.com/?id.299741
vuldb.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 14, 2025
Last Updated
Jul 25, 2025

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