CVE-2023-36635 Missing authorization in FortiSwitchManager
Remote authenticated read-only users can modify interface settings via the API due to improper access control in FortiSwitchManager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-36635?
CVE-2023-36635 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSwitchManager, published on 7 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper access control in Fortinet FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 7.0.0 through 7.0.1 may allow a remote authenticated read-only user to modify the interface settings via the API.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36635?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortiswitchmanager.
How do I fix CVE-2023-36635?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36635 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-36635 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36635 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h8ww-c8wr-cp22.