# CVE-2023-47536: An improper access control vulnerability \[CWE-284\] in FortiOS version 7.2.0, version 7.0.13 and below, version 6.4.14 and below and FortiPro

- Severity: CVSS 2.8 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:R
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-13 · Updated: 2025-05-22

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiOS: from 7.0.0, through 7.0.13; from 6.4.0, through 6.4.14
- Fortinet FortiProxy: from 7.2.0, through 7.2.3; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.9; from 2.0.0, through 2.0.12

## Description

An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiOS version 7.2.0, version 7.0.13 and below, version 6.4.14 and below and FortiProxy version 7.2.3 and below, version 7.0.9 and below, version 2.0.12 and below may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the firewall deny geolocalisation policy via timing the bypass with a GeoIP database update.

## 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-23-432

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