CVE-2023-48785

An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiNAC-F version 7.2.4 and below may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the HTTPS communication channel between the FortiOS device, an inventory, and FortiNAC-F.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-288	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinac-f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-03-14 16:15

Updated : 2025-07-25 15:08

NVD link : CVE-2023-48785

Mitre link : CVE-2023-48785

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-48785

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Products Affected

fortinet

fortinac-f

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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