01 Record
CVE-2023-40716
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the command line interpreter of FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an authenticated attacker to
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: fortinet
CNA base score6.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C
02 Description
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in the command line interpreter of FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an authenticated attacker to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 15.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-12-13 06:44Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-02 18:38Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-08-21
- Assigning CNA
- fortinet
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 15fa1964642811ab58a3d08f038a7ac58614662386ad80013e31eb6c0cf2faac
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
FortinetFortiTester7.2.0 to 7.2.3, 7.1.0 to 7.1.1, 7.0.0, 4.2.0 to 4.2.1, 4.1.0 to 4.1.1, 4.0.0, 3.9.0 to 3.9.2, 3.8.0, 3.7.0 to 3.7.1, 3.6.0, 3.5.0 to 3.5.1, 3.4.0, 3.3.0 to 3.3.1, 3.2.0, 3.1.0, 3.0.0, 2.9.0, 2.8.0, 2.7.0, 2.6.0, 2.5.0, 2.4.0 to 2.4.1, 2.3.0—
06 References
- fortiguard.comhttps://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-345
07 Remediation
Please upgrade to FortiTester version 7.3.0 or above