CVE-2023-41843 (GCVE-0-2023-41843)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-13 14:51 – Updated: 2025-12-16 18:23
VLAI?
Summary
A improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Fortinet FortiSandbox version 4.4.1 and 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 through 4.2.5 and 4.0.0 through 4.0.3 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-79 - Execute unauthorized code or commands
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiSandbox |
Affected:
4.4.0 , ≤ 4.4.1
(semver)
Affected: 4.2.0 , ≤ 4.2.5 (semver) Affected: 4.0.0 , ≤ 4.0.3 (semver) Affected: 3.2.0 , ≤ 3.2.4 (semver) Affected: 3.1.0 , ≤ 3.1.5 (semver) Affected: 3.0.0 , ≤ 3.0.7 (semver) Affected: 2.5.0 , ≤ 2.5.2 (semver) Affected: 2.4.1 |
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