CVE-2023-23776Network attack vector

Client password disclosure via log-fetch heartbeat response

Published Mar 7, 2023 · Updated Oct 22, 2024

Information exposure in affected Fortinet FortiAnalyzer releases allows remote authenticated users to read a client machine password in plaintext. During a FortiAnalyzer log-fetch request, the heartbeat response returns the client machine password in plaintext instead of protecting it. Authenticated network access and a configured log-fetch relationship are required in 6.4.0 through 6.4.10, 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, and 7.2.0 through 7.2.1.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Information exposure in affected Fortinet FortiAnalyzer releases allows remote authenticated users to read a client machine password in plaintext. During a FortiAnalyzer log-fetch request, the heartbeat response returns the client machine password in plaintext instead of protecting it. Authenticated network access and a configured log-fetch relationship are required in 6.4.0 through 6.4.10, 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, and 7.2.0 through 7.2.1.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-23776
Published
Mar 7, 2023
Updated
Oct 22, 2024
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiAnalyzer
Classifications
CWE-312, CWE-200
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 7, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 22, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=6.4.0 <=6.4.10
  2. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.4
  3. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiAnalyzerversion=6.4.0 <=6.4.10; version=7.0.0 <=7.0.4; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.1

Published CVSS scores

4.6Fortinet, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo