CVE-2024-33509

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 9, 2024 at 03:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:31 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiWeb

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions and 6.3 all versions may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker in a Man-in-the-Middle position to decipher and/or tamper with the communication channel between the device and different endpoints used to fetch data for Web Application Firewall (WAF).

Affected

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

6.3.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.3.236.3.0 ≤ v < 7.2.26.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.4.37.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.107.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.16.3.06.4.07.0.07.2.0
Affected range stops below 7.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-295

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