CVE-2023-40723 Information disclosure in FortiSIEM

What is CVE-2023-40723?

CVE-2023-40723 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSIEM, published on 11 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Fortinet FortiSIEM version 6.7.0 through 6.7.4 and 6.6.0 through 6.6.3 and 6.5.0 through 6.5.1 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.2 and 6.3.0 through 6.3.3 and 6.2.0 through 6.2.1 and 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 and 5.4.0 and 5.3.0 through 5.3.3 and 5.2.5 through 5.2.8 and 5.2.1 through 5.2.2 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.3 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via api request.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40723?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortisiem.

How do I fix CVE-2023-40723?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40723 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-40723 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40723 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiSIEM

• CVE-2025-25256 Command injection in FortiSIEM Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16153 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiSIEM Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-40714 Path traversal in FortiSIEM Critical 9.7
• CVE-2024-23108 Command injection in FortiSIEM Critical 9.7
• CVE-2024-23109 Command injection in FortiSIEM Critical 9.7

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-g4r3-8vqc-mhwc.