Information disclosure in FortiAnalyzer
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-23776 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-523 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
FortiAnalyzer Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
| Vendor | Fortinet, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Unprotected Transport of Credentials
EUVDB-ID: #VU75015
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23776
CWE-ID:
CWE-523 - Unprotected Transport of Credentials
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the log-fetch client request password is displayed in clear text in the heartbeat response. A remote user can obtain the client machine password in plain text in a heartbeat response when a log-fetch request is made from the FortiAnalyzer.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsFortiAnalyzer: 6.4.0 - 7.2.1
External linkshttp://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-447
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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.
