# CVE-2023-50181: An improper access control vulnerability \[CWE-284\] in Fortinet FortiADC version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and before 7.2.4 allows a read only aut

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-09 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiADC: from 7.4.0, through 7.4.1; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.4; from 7.1.0, through 7.1.4; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.5; from 6.2.0, through 6.2.6; from 6.1.0, through 6.1.6; from 6.0.0, through 6.0.4

## Description

An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in Fortinet FortiADC version 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 and before 7.2.4 allows a read only authenticated attacker to perform some write actions 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.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-469

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