Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in FortiManager - CVE-2024-33504
Published: April 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107310
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33504
CWE-ID: CWE-321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of a hard-coded cryptographic key. A remote user with JSON API access permissions can decrypt some secrets even if the 'private-data-encryption' setting is enabled.
Affected software
FortiManager
How to mitigate CVE-2024-33504
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiManager - addressed in versions 7.2.10, 7.4.6, 7.6.2