# CVE-2023-42782: A insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability \[CWE-345\] in FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0 and below 7.2.3 allows a remote unau

- Severity: CVSS 5.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-10-10 · Updated: 2024-09-18

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiAnalyzer: from 7.2.0, through 7.2.3; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.9; from 6.4.0, through 6.4.13; from 6.2.0, through 6.2.12

## Description

A insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability [CWE-345] in FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0 and below 7.2.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to send messages to the syslog server of FortiAnalyzer via the knoweldge of an authorized device serial number.

## 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-23-221

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