A improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in Fortinet FortiClientEMS version 7.2.0 through 7.2…

cisa required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

1. 2024-03-12 Published
2. 2024-03-25 Added to CISA KEV
3. 2024-04-15 CISA patch deadline
4. 2024-04-21 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/http/forticlient_ems_fctid_sqli)
5. 2024-08-16 CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Added

2 y ago (2024-03-25)

Patch by

2024-04-15 (2 y ago)

Ransomware

Known to be used in ransomware campaigns

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vendor, product

Fortinet, FortiClient EMS

CISA name

Fortinet FortiClient EMS SQL Injection Vulnerability

Groups reported to have exploited it in intrusions.

• RansomHub ransomware gang
• Medusa ransomware gang

reported by cisa.govcisa.gov

Ransomware Vulnerability Matrix by BushidoUK (github.com/BushidoUK/Ransomware-Vulnerability-Matrix), reformatted per CVE. CC BY 4.0

How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

• T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application exploitation
• T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter primary impact
• T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer secondary impact

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Exploitation

Active, exploited in the wild

Automatable

yes

Technical impact

total

Assessed

2 y ago (2024-08-16)

98.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

• Metasploit exploit/windows/http/forticlient_ems_fctid_sqli FortiNet FortiClient Endpoint Management Server FCTID SQLi to RCE metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2024-04-21
• Nuclei template Fortinet Forticlient Endpoint Management Server - SQL Injection nuclei detection template

• Fortinet FortiClientEMS
• fortinet forticlient_enterprise_management_server

Weakness

• CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

Technology feeds

• Fortinet rss critical rss

• fortiguard.com /psirt/FG-IR-24-007

  vendor-advisory

• cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-48788

  government-resource, us-government-resource

• CVE List CVE-2023-48788
• NVD CVE-2023-48788

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