# CVE-2023-33303: Auth bypass in FortiEDR

> Attackers can execute unauthorized code via API requests due to insufficient session expiration in FortiEDR.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:X`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2w9p-mqx6-cvqc

## What is CVE-2023-33303?

CVE-2023-33303 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet FortiEDR, published on 13 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A insufficient session expiration in Fortinet FortiEDR version 5.0.0 through 5.0.1 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via api request

Weakness: CWE-613 (DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33303?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortiedr.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33303?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33303 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33303 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiEDR

- [CVE-2022-23441](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23441/): Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiEDR (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-23440](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23440/): Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiEDR (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-29057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29057/): Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiEDR (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-39949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39949/): Security feature bypass in Fortinet FortiEDR (medium 4.4)
- [CVE-2022-23446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23446/): Denial of service in Fortinet FortiEDR (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33303 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33303 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet FortiEDR, published on 13 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiEDR. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33303/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33303/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33303
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33303
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33303

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33303/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.