CVE-2023-48783 Missing authorization in FortiPortal

What is CVE-2023-48783?

CVE-2023-48783 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiPortal, published on 10 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability [CWE-639] affecting PortiPortal version 7.2.1 and below, version 7.0.6 and below, version 6.0.14 and below, version 5.3.8 and below may allow a remote authenticated user with at least read-only permissions to access to other organization endpoints via crafted GET requests.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48783?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiportal.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48783?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48783 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-2023-48783 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48783 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiPortal

• CVE-2021-32590 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.9
• CVE-2021-32588 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-7342 Security feature bypass in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-7337 Missing authorization in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.1
• CVE-2025-24470 Path traversal in FortiPortal High 8.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-pp66-r2h3-jcwq.