# CVE-2023-36633: An improper authorization vulnerability \[CWE-285\] in FortiMail webmail version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.5 allows an authenticated

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-11-14 · Updated: 2024-08-30

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiMail: from 7.2.0, through 7.2.2; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.5; from 6.4.0, through 6.4.8; from 6.2.0, through 6.2.9; from 6.0.0, through 6.0.12

## Description

An improper authorization vulnerability [CWE-285] in FortiMail webmail version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.5 allows an authenticated attacker to see and modify the title of address book folders of other users via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Fortinet](https://cve.now/tech/fortinet.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-203

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