Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Fortinet, FortiOS

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU30254

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17655

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

A cleartext storage in a file or on disk (CWE-313) vulnerability in FortiOS SSL VPN 6.2.0 to 6.2.2, 6.0.9 and below may allow an attacker to retrieve a logged-in SSL VPN user's credentials should that attacker be able to read the session file stored on the targeted device's system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiOS: 6.2.0 - 6.2.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-217

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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