Hard-coded credentials in Fortinet FortiWLM



| Updated: 2021-12-09
Risk Critical
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-7336
CWE-ID CWE-798
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 FortiWLM
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.

1) Use of hard-coded credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU58811

Risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7336

CWE-ID: CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain full access to vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in application code. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access the affected system using the hard-coded credentials and execute arbitrary commands with the 'upgrade' account privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiWLM: 8.3.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-17-115


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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