CVE-2024-23665Network attack vector

Unauthorized ADOM operations via crafted requests

Published Jun 3, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Improper authorization in Fortinet FortiWeb allows remote authenticated users to perform unauthorized ADOM operations via crafted requests. Fortinet identifies multiple access-control failures but has not published the affected request handlers or the authorization checks they omit. Reachability requires a valid administrator session and enabled ADOMs; successful requests cross the account's configured policy and protected-host boundary.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in Fortinet FortiWeb allows remote authenticated users to perform unauthorized ADOM operations via crafted requests. Fortinet identifies multiple access-control failures but has not published the affected request handlers or the authorization checks they omit. Reachability requires a valid administrator session and enabled ADOMs; successful requests cross the account's configured policy and protected-host boundary.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-23665
Published
Jun 3, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiWeb
Classifications
CWE-285
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.3.0 <=6.3.23
  2. Affected versionversion=6.4.0 <=6.4.3
  3. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.10
  4. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.7
  5. Affected versionversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiWebversion=6.3.0 <=6.3.23; version=6.4.0 <=6.4.3; version=7.0.0 <=7.0.10; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.7; version=7.4.0 <=7.4.2

Published CVSS scores

5.9FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization

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