CVE-2023-22636
An unauthorized configuration download vulnerability in FortiWeb 6.3.6 through 6.3.21, 6.4.0...
An unauthorized configuration download vulnerability in FortiWeb 6.3.6 through 6.3.21, 6.4.0 through 6.4.2 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 may allow a local attacker to access confidential configuration files via a crafted http request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An unauthorized configuration download vulnerability in FortiWeb 6.3.6 through 6.3.21, 6.4.0 through 6.4.2 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 may allow a local attacker to access confidential configuration files via a crafted http request.
- Record
CVE-2023-22636- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:X - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-26770
An unauthorized configuration download vulnerability in FortiWeb 6.3.6 through 6.3.21, 6.4.0 through 6.4.2 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 may allow a local attacker to access confidential configuration files via a crafted http request.
- Record
EUVD-2023-26770- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:X - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r8gh-fx77-763f
An unauthorized configuration download vulnerability in FortiWeb 6.3.6 through 6.3.21, 6.4.0...
An unauthorized configuration download vulnerability in FortiWeb 6.3.6 through 6.3.21, 6.4.0 through 6.4.2 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 may allow a local attacker to access confidential configuration files via a crafted http request.
- Record
GHSA-r8gh-fx77-763f- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An unauthorized configuration download vulnerability in FortiWeb 6.3.6 through 6.3.21, 6.4.0 through 6.4.2 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 may allow a local attacker to access confidential configuration files via a crafted http request.
- Record
CVE-2023-22636- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-22636 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Fortinet Fortiweb, published February 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.