# CVE-2023-42791: Fortinet FortiManager

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-20
- CVSS: 8.6 HIGH (v3.1)
- EPSS: 4.0% (91th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-23

A relative path traversal in Fortinet FortiManager version 7.4.0 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.12 and 6.2.0 through 6.2.11 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Blocks by default | 2025-03-17 | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | Before feed history | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | No public claim | — | — |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### Cloudflare

- 2025-03-17 · updated · rule 28b2a12993a04e62a98abcd9e59ec18a · default Block
  > Fortinet FortiManager - Remote Code Execution - CVE:CVE-2023-42791, CVE:CVE-2024-23666. Previous action: Log. New action: Block.
  Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2025-03-17-waf-release/

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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