CVE-2023-23776
An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor [CWE-200] vulnerability in...
An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor [CWE-200] vulnerability in FortiAnalyzer versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.10 may allow a remote authenticated attacker to read the client machine password in plain text in a heartbeat response when a log-fetch request is made from the FortiAnalyzer
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor [CWE-200] vulnerability in FortiAnalyzer versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.10 may allow a remote authenticated attacker to read the client machine password in plain text in a heartbeat response when a log-fetch request is made from the FortiAnalyzer
- Record
CVE-2023-23776- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:X - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27862
An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor [CWE-200] vulnerability in FortiAnalyzer versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.10 may allow a remote authenticated attacker to read the client machine password in plain text in a heartbeat response when a log-fetch request is made from the FortiAnalyzer
- Record
EUVD-2023-27862- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:X - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jf2m-25h5-xp3j
An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor [CWE-200] vulnerability in...
An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor [CWE-200] vulnerability in FortiAnalyzer versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.10 may allow a remote authenticated attacker to read the client machine password in plain text in a heartbeat response when a log-fetch request is made from the FortiAnalyzer
- Record
GHSA-jf2m-25h5-xp3j- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor [CWE-200] vulnerability in FortiAnalyzer versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.10 may allow a remote authenticated attacker to read the client machine password in plain text in a heartbeat response when a log-fetch request is made from the FortiAnalyzer
- Record
CVE-2023-23776- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-312
- 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-2023-23776 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, published March 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.