CVE-2023-23782
A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, FortiWeb version 6...
A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, FortiWeb version 6.3.0 through 6.3.19, FortiWeb 6.4 all versions, FortiWeb 6.2 all versions, FortiWeb 6.1 all versions allows attacker to escalation of privilege via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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 heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, FortiWeb version 6.3.0 through 6.3.19, FortiWeb 6.4 all versions, FortiWeb 6.2 all versions, FortiWeb 6.1 all versions allows attacker to escalation of privilege via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.
- Record
CVE-2023-23782- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:R - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27868
A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, FortiWeb version 6.3.0 through 6.3.19, FortiWeb 6.4 all versions, FortiWeb 6.2 all versions, FortiWeb 6.1 all versions allows attacker to escalation of privilege via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27868- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:R - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xh92-w56h-3jjm
A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, FortiWeb version 6...
A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, FortiWeb version 6.3.0 through 6.3.19, FortiWeb 6.4 all versions, FortiWeb 6.2 all versions, FortiWeb 6.1 all versions allows attacker to escalation of privilege via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.
- Record
GHSA-xh92-w56h-3jjm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, FortiWeb version 6.3.0 through 6.3.19, FortiWeb 6.4 all versions, FortiWeb 6.2 all versions, FortiWeb 6.1 all versions allows attacker to escalation of privilege via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.
- Record
CVE-2023-23782- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, 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-2023-23782 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) 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 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.