Unverified password change in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-21757 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-620 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
FortiManager Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers FortiAnalyzer Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
| Vendor | Fortinet, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Unverified Password Change
EUVDB-ID: #VU96015
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21757
CWE-ID:
CWE-620 - Unverified Password Change
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to modify administrator's password.
The vulnerability exists due to an unverified password change. A local privileged user can modify super-admin password via the device configuration backup and disable access to the device.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsFortiManager: 7.0.0 - 7.4.1
FortiAnalyzer: 7.0.0 - 7.4.1
External linkshttp://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-467
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
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.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
