CVE-2023-48791 Command injection in FortiPortal

What is CVE-2023-48791?

CVE-2023-48791 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiPortal, 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 neutralization of special elements used in a command ('Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-77] in FortiPortal version 7.2.0, version 7.0.6 and below may allow a remote authenticated attacker with at least R/W permission to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments in the Schedule System Backup page field.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48791?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiportal.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48791?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48791 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2023-48791 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48791 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
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-j9v3-m3cf-6942.