CVE-2023-30803
Sangfor Next-Gen Application Firewall Authentication Bypass
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Oct 10, 2023
- Updated
- Nov 28, 2025
- Reserved
- Apr 18, 2023
Description
The Sangfor Next-Gen Application Firewall version NGAF8.0.17 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication and access administrative functionality by sending HTTP requests using a crafted Y-forwarded-for header.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Net-Gen Application FirewallSangfor |
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References
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/yet-more-unauth-remote-command-execution-vulns-in-firewalls-sangfor-edition/third-party-advisoryexploittechnical-description
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/sangfor-ngaf-auth-bypassthird-party-advisory
- https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-uujwjffddxzp4product
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