CVE-2023-47536

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: December 13, 2023 at 08:06 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:32 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFortiOSFortiProxy

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiOS version 7.2.0, version 7.0.13 and below, version 6.4.14 and below and FortiProxy version 7.2.3 and below, version 7.0.9 and below, version 2.0.12 and below may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the firewall deny geolocalisation policy via timing the bypass with a GeoIP database update.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.4.147.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.136.4.07.0.07.2.0
2.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.0.127.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.97.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.32.0.07.0.07.2.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284

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