Information disclosure in FortiOS - CVE-2018-9185
Published: June 26, 2018 / Updated: June 29, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13526
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9185
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in the SSL-VPN web portal of FortiOS due to the web portal returns the target user's login and password in plain text in a javascript file. A local attacker can bookmark a page in the SSL-VPN portal that uses single sign-on (SSO) and obtain the password.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-9185
Update to version 6.0.1.