CVE-2023-23780
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, Fortinet FortiWeb...
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.6 through 6.3.19, Fortinet FortiWeb 6.4 all versions allows attacker to escalation of privilege via specifically crafted HTTP requests.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- 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
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.6 through 6.3.19, Fortinet FortiWeb 6.4 all versions allows attacker to escalation of privilege via specifically crafted HTTP requests.
- Record
CVE-2023-23780- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27866
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.6 through 6.3.19, Fortinet FortiWeb 6.4 all versions allows attacker to escalation of privilege via specifically crafted HTTP requests.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27866- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x3xx-vqcp-f76g
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, Fortinet FortiWeb...
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.6 through 6.3.19, Fortinet FortiWeb 6.4 all versions allows attacker to escalation of privilege via specifically crafted HTTP requests.
- Record
GHSA-x3xx-vqcp-f76g- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.6 through 6.3.19, Fortinet FortiWeb 6.4 all versions allows attacker to escalation of privilege via specifically crafted HTTP requests.
- Record
CVE-2023-23780- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- 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-2023-23780 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Fortinet Fortiweb, published February 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.79%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.