5.4

CVE-2023-36633: fortinet fortimail Improper Authorization

Modified
Published 14-11-2023Last modified 30-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-36633 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Improper Authorization vulnerability in fortinet fortimail. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.47%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

40%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.47% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet1 product
  • fortimail≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.2 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.5 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.8 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.9 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.12 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 7.0.6 | ≥ 7.2.0, < 7.2.3

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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