Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-12818 |
CWE-ID | CWE-778 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
FortiOS Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Fortinet, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU47004
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12818
CWE-ID:
CWE-778 - Insufficient Logging
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to software may not log traffic from an unauthenticated attacker to Fortinet owned IP addresses. A remote attacker can abuse such behavior to stay unnoticed while performing malicious actions.
Upgrade to 6.4.1 or above, and add dynamic firewall address "FCTEMS_ALL_FORTICLOUD_SERVERS" which includes all FortiGuard servers in the policy to log the traffic for Fortinet IP addresses.
FortiOS: 6.2.0 - 6.4.0
External linkshttp://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-033
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.