CVE-2023-30803
Sangfor Next-Gen Application Firewall Authentication Bypass
The Sangfor Next-Gen Application Firewall version NGAF8.0.17 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication and access administrative functionality by sending HTTP requests using a crafted Y-forwarded-for header.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Sangfor Next-Gen Application Firewall Authentication Bypass
The Sangfor Next-Gen Application Firewall version NGAF8.0.17 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication and access administrative functionality by sending HTTP requests using a crafted Y-forwarded-for header.
- Record
CVE-2023-30803- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-35163
The Sangfor Next-Gen Application Firewall version NGAF8.0.17 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication and access administrative functionality by sending HTTP requests using a crafted Y-forwarded-for header.
- Record
EUVD-2023-35163- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rch9-592x-rrw8
The Sangfor Next-Gen Application Firewall version NGAF8.0.17 is vulnerable to an authentication...
The Sangfor Next-Gen Application Firewall version NGAF8.0.17 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication and access administrative functionality by sending HTTP requests using a crafted Y-forwarded-for header.
- Record
GHSA-rch9-592x-rrw8- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Sangfor Next-Gen Application Firewall version NGAF8.0.17 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication and access administrative functionality by sending HTTP requests using a crafted Y-forwarded-for header.
- Record
CVE-2023-30803- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-30803 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Sangfor Next-gen Application Firewall, published October 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.9%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
