CVE-2023-45581: Fortinet FortiClientEMS privilege escalation
This Fortinet advisory covers CVE-2023-45581 in FortiClientEMS.
- CVE-2023-45581
Key facts
- Vendor rating
- High, CVSS 8.8
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Affected
- FortiClientEMS: 6.2.0 through 7.2.2 (vendor-listed versions)
- Source published
- Source revised
- Listed by VulniPulse
Compiled by VulniPulse from the linked sources. How records are collected and checked.
Affected products & platforms
Description
An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiClientEMS 7.0.6 through 7.0.10, FortiClientEMS 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, FortiClientEMS 6.4 all versions, FortiClientEMS 06.02 all versions, FortiClientEMS 6.2 all versions allows an Site administrator with Super Admin privileges to perform global administrative operations affecting other sites via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
Affected product named by the advisory: forticlient_enterprise_management_server.
Text from the source record.
- FortiClientEMS: 6.2.0 through 7.2.2 (vendor-listed versions)
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