# CVE-2023-41673: Missing authorization in FortiADC

> A low-privileged user can read or backup the full system configuration of FortiADC via HTTP or HTTPS requests due to improper authorization.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-59fj-qghq-2hgp

## What is CVE-2023-41673?

CVE-2023-41673 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiADC, published on 13 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An improper authorization vulnerability [CWE-285] in Fortinet FortiADC version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.2 may allow a low privileged user to read or backup the full system configuration via HTTP or HTTPS requests.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41673?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortiadc.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-41673?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41673 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41673 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41673 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiADC

- [CVE-2018-13374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13374/): Fortinet FortiOS and FortiADC Improper Access Control (medium 4.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-38374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38374/): Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiADC (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-37933](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37933/): Cross-site scripting in FortiADC (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2022-39947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39947/): Command injection in FortiADC (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2022-35851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35851/): Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiADC (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41673 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41673 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiADC, published on 13 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41673 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiADC. 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-2023-41673/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41673/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41673
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41673
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41673

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41673/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.