# CVE-2023-44256: A server-side request forgery vulnerability \[CWE-918\] in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and before 7.0.8

- Severity: CVSS 6.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-10-20 · Updated: 2024-09-12

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiAnalyzer: from 7.2.0, through 7.2.3; from 7.0.2, through 7.0.8; from 6.4.8, through 6.4.13
- Fortinet FortiManager: from 7.2.0, through 7.2.3; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.8

## Description

A server-side request forgery vulnerability [CWE-918] in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and before 7.0.8 and FortiManager version 7.4.0, version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and before 7.0.8 allows a remote attacker with low privileges to view sensitive data from internal servers or perform a local port scan via a crafted HTTP request.

## 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-19-039
- https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-2hc5-p5mc-8vrh

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