FortiADC 7.x Improper Cert Validation (CVE-2023-50179) MITM Risk
CVE-2023-50179 Published on July 9, 2024
An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiADC 7.4.0, 7.2 all versions, 7.1 all versions, 7.0 all versions may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the communication channel between the device and public SDN connectors.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-50179 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Certificate Validation
The software does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. When a certificate is invalid or malicious, it might allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by interfering in the communication path between the host and client. The software might connect to a malicious host while believing it is a trusted host, or the software might be deceived into accepting spoofed data that appears to originate from a trusted host.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-50179
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Affected Versions
Fortinet FortiADC:- Version 7.4.0 is affected.
- Version 7.2.0, <= 7.2.6 is affected.
- Version 7.1.0, <= 7.1.4 is affected.
- Version 7.0.0, <= 7.0.5 is affected.
- Version 7.4.0 and below 7.4.1 is affected.
- Version 7.2.0, <= 7.2.6 is affected.
- Version 7.1.0, <= 7.1.4 is affected.
- Version 7.0.0, <= 7.0.5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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