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CVE-2023-48788: Fortinet FortiClient EMS SQL Injection Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2023-48788
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Fortinet FortiClient EMS contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute commands as SYSTEM via specifically crafted requests.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Fortinetproduct: FortiClient EMSSQL injection
What
A SQL injection vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute commands as SYSTEM.
Who is affected
Users of Fortinet FortiClient EMS are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Apply the latest security updates to mitigate the vulnerability.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2024-03-25
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48788

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2023-48788coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Fortinet FortiClient EMS

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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