CVE-2023-44256

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 66.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

Published

2023-10-20 09:04Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-12 14:30Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-09-27

Assigning CNA

fortinet

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:X

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
• CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

460fc57c96d7d7fcf37fabd2109e66375bdd6e29fc9ea72ce96f48e47da83e9e

• fortiguard.comhttps://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-039
• github.comhttps://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-2hc5-p5mc-8vrh