Check Point Advisories

Fortinet FortiPortal Directory Traversal (CVE-2023-48783)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1958
Date Published:	20 Mar 2025
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Thursday 20 March, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-48783
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Fortinet FortiPortal 5.3.0 and later, 5.3.8 and prior Fortinet FortiPortal 6.0.0 and later, 6.0.14 and prior Fortinet FortiPortal 7.0.0 and later, prior to 7.0.7 Fortinet FortiPortal 7.2.0 and later, prior to 7.2.2
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Fortinet FortiPortal. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Fortinet FortiPortal Directory Traversal (CVE-2023-48783) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Fortinet FortiPortal Directory Traversal (CVE-2023-48783)