Inclusion of sensitive information into event log in FortiAnalyzer

1) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files

EUVDB-ID: #VU103834

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40585

CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software stores certificate private key and encrypted password into event log. A remote user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiAnalyzer: 6.2.0 - 7.4.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:6.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-311

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.