8.8

CVE-2023-44251: fortinet fortiwan Path Traversal

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 13-12-2023Last modified 02-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-44251 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in fortinet fortiwan. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.84%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-12-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED **A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiWAN version 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 and version 5.1.1. through 5.1.2 may allow an authenticated attacker to read and delete arbitrary file of the system via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.84% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.84%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet1 product
  • fortiwan≥ 5.2.0, ≤ 5.2.1 | ≥ 5.1.1, ≤ 5.1.2 | 5.1.1 | 5.1.2 | 5.2.0 | 5.2.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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