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Fortinet FortiClient EMS SQL Injection

Fortinet FortiClient EMS

Fortinet FortiClient EMS contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute commands as SYSTEM via specifically crafted requests. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-03-25. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns. CVE-2023-48788 was assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

Why this severity: CVSS 9.3 (v3.1, CNA), actively exploited (CISA KEV); known ransomware use

Started: Mar 12, 2024
Closed: Mar 25, 2024
CVE: CVE-2023-48788

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Updated Mar 25, 2024

Affected

See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

Fixed in

See vendor advisory linked in sources

Timeline2

Mar 25, 2024
CISA added CVE-2023-48788 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-04-15)
Source
Mar 12, 2024
CVE-2023-48788 published
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Advisories3

Notes & caveats

Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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