# CVE-2023-7308: SecGate3600 Firewall Information Disclosure via authManageSet.cgi

> Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive user data and configuration details via an unprotected endpoint on NSFOCUS SecGate3600 firewalls.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wfxh-fhm9-jjv9

## What is CVE-2023-7308?

CVE-2023-7308 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in NSFOCUS SecGate3600 Firewall, published on 27 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SecGate3600, a network firewall product developed by NSFOCUS, contains a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in the /cgi-bin/authUser/authManageSet.cgi endpoint. The affected component fails to enforce authentication checks on POST requests to retrieve user data. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information, including user identifiers and configuration details, by sending crafted requests to the vulnerable endpoint. An affected version range is undefined. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2024-06-18 UTC.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7308?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nsfocusglobal Secgate3600 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7308?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7308 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7308 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7308 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7308 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7308 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in NSFOCUS SecGate3600 Firewall, published on 27 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7308 exists.

Affected product: NSFOCUS SecGate3600 Firewall. 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-2023-7308/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7308/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7308
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7308
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7308

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7308/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.