Fortios
CVE-2023-33305
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Loop termination conditions
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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A loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-835. A loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiOS 6.0 all versions, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, FortiProxy version 7.0.0 through 7.0.9, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 1.0 all versions, FortiWeb version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiWeb 6.4 all versions, FortiWeb 6.3 all versions allows attacker to perform a denial of service via specially crafted HTTP requests. Affected products include: Fortinet Fortiproxy, Fortinet Fortiweb, Fortinet Fortios. Version information: version 7.2.0.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
A loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiOS 6.0 all versions, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, FortiProxy version 7.0.0 through 7.0.9, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 1.0 all versions, FortiWeb version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiWeb 6.4 all versions, FortiWeb 6.3 all versions allows attacker to perform a denial of service via specially crafted HTTP requests.
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel [CWE-288] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 an
FortiOS and FortiProxy contain an authentication bypass via the Node.js websocket module allowing unauthenticated remote
A out-of-bounds write in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, 6.4.0
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-122] in FortiOS version 7.2.4 and below, version 7.0.11 and below, versi
FortiOS SSL-VPN contains an improper authentication vulnerability that allows users to bypass two-factor authentication
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x before 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x before 3.0
Buffer overflow in the Cookie parser in Fortinet FortiOS 4.x before 4.1.11, 4.2.x before 4.2.13, and 4.3.x before 4.3.9
Remote code execution in Fortinet FortiOS (6.4 through 7.6.3) and FortiSwitchManager (7.0.x/7.2.x) lets an attacker run
Path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiPAM, and FortiSwitchManager allows authenticated admi
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the sslvpn login page in Fortinet FortiOS 5.2.x before 5.2.3 allows remote a
FortiOS and FortiProxy contain an authentication bypass allowing unauthenticated attackers with knowledge of upstream/do
An Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability [CWE-200] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS
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