Insufficiently protected credentials in FortiOS - CVE-2024-32122
Published: April 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107296
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-32122
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiOS
FortiOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain LDAP credentials.
The vulnerability exists due to the way FortiOS manages LDAP servers. A local privileges user can modifying the LDAP server IP address in the FortiOS configuration to point to a malicious attacker-controlled server and force the system to send credentials in plain text to a remote server.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-32122
Install updates from vendor's website.