---
id: CVE-2023-42787
title: "A client-side enforcement of server-side security [CWE-602] vulnerability\_in Fortinet FortiManager version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.3 and FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.3 may allow a remote attacker with low privileges to access …"
summary: "A client-side enforcement of server-side security [CWE-602] vulnerability\_in Fortinet FortiManager version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.3 and FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.3 may allow a remote attacker with low privileges to access …"
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-602
vendor: fortinet
product: fortianalyzer
affected:
  - 'fortianalyzer >= 6.2.0, <= 6.2.12'
  - 'fortianalyzer >= 6.4.0, <= 6.4.13'
  - 'fortianalyzer >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.9'
  - 'fortianalyzer >= 7.2.0, <= 7.2.3'
  - fortianalyzer = 7.4.0
  - 'fortimanager >= 6.2.0, <= 6.2.12'
  - 'fortimanager >= 6.4.0, <= 6.4.13'
  - 'fortimanager >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.9'
  - 'fortimanager >= 7.2.0, <= 7.2.3'
  - fortimanager = 7.4.0
published: '2023-10-10'
updated: '2026-08-12'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42787'
references:
  - url: 'https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-187'
    label: psirt@fortinet.com
  - url: 'https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-187'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-q5pq-8666-j8fr
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01372
epssPercentile: 0.70778
ingestedAt: '2026-08-12T19:54:26.087Z'
---

## Overview

A client-side enforcement of server-side security [CWE-602] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.3 and FortiAnalyzer version 7.4.0 and before 7.2.3 may allow a remote attacker with low privileges to access a privileged web console via client side code execution.

## Affected

- `fortianalyzer >= 6.2.0, <= 6.2.12`
- `fortianalyzer >= 6.4.0, <= 6.4.13`
- `fortianalyzer >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.9`
- `fortianalyzer >= 7.2.0, <= 7.2.3`
- `fortianalyzer = 7.4.0`
- `fortimanager >= 6.2.0, <= 6.2.12`
- `fortimanager >= 6.4.0, <= 6.4.13`
- `fortimanager >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.9`
- `fortimanager >= 7.2.0, <= 7.2.3`
- `fortimanager = 7.4.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.