CVE-2023-25608

An incomplete filtering of one or more instances of special elements vulnerability [CWE-792] in the command line interpreter of FortiAP-W2 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.3 through 7.0.5, 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, 6.4 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions; FortiAP-C 5.4.0 through 5.4.4, 5.2 all versions; FortiAP 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, 6.4 all versions, 6.0 all versions; FortiAP-U 7.0.0, 6.2.0 through 6.2.5, 6.0 all versions, 5.4 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files via specially crafted command arguments.

Published: 2023-09-13 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-25608 is rated Low Risk (35.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.50%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-25608

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.29% 0.50% +0.21%
2 2026-06-08 0.18% 0.29% +0.10%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.18% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-25608

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-25608

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-25608

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fortinet fortiap >= 6.0.0, < 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiap >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiap-c >= 5.2.0, < 5.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiap-u >= 5.4.0, < 6.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiap-u 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-u:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiap-w2 >= 6.0.0, <= 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiap-w2 >= 7.0.3, < 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortiap-w2 >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-25608

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