Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-23670 is an improper authorization flaw in Fortinet FortiWebManager. A low-privileged attacker could execute unauthorized code or commands, creating risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the management system.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority for environments using FortiWebManager. The issue affects a security management product and could allow unauthorized command execution, but provided sources do not confirm active exploitation.
Technical view
The issue is mapped to CWE-285 and affects FortiWebManager 7.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, 6.3.0, 6.2.3 through 6.2.4, and 6.0.2. Sources describe abuse via HTTP requests or CLI; the CVSS vector lists local attack vector and low privileges.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running the named FortiWebManager versions. Risk is highest where low-privileged users can reach management interfaces, CLI access, or related HTTP endpoints.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The CVSS temporal vector includes functional exploit maturity, but no public exploit details are provided here.
Researcher notes
Key uncertainty: the description references HTTP requests or CLI, while CVSS lists AV:L. Validate actual reachable attack surface from Fortinet documentation and environment configuration before assigning external exposure.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all FortiWebManager instances and versions.
- Consult Fortinet advisory FG-IR-23-222 for official remediation.
- Restrict FortiWebManager access to trusted administrative networks.
- Review low-privileged accounts with management or CLI access.
- Monitor for unexpected command execution or administrative changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether FortiWebManager is deployed in the environment.
- Compare versions against the affected ranges in the CVE record.
- Verify management HTTP and CLI access paths are restricted.
- Review FortiWebManager logs for unauthorized actions.
- Check Fortinet guidance for fixed or unaffected versions.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CWE-285: Exact CWE lookup
Use the exact CWE identifier as the starting point before reviewing related ATT&CK behavior. Open the exact CWE lookup page first, then review the ATT&CK searches from that MITRE weakness context. This is a Glexia lookup hint, not an official ATT&CK mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2024-23670 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:X
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
1 official scoreWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:X1.85.9fortinetVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.6HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:X
Vulnerability timeline
Timeline events are normalized from CVE metadata, CNA source timelines, ADP timelines, and KEV metadata when present.
- CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- CVE updatedCVE Program
The CVE record metadata indicates this as the latest update time.
ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-222CVE reference, fortinet
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.