Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in FortiManager - CVE-2018-1360
Published: April 25, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35952
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1360
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiManager
FortiManager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
A cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 5.2.0 through 5.2.7, 5.4.0 and 5.4.1 may allow an unauthenticated attacker in a man in the middle position to retrieve the admin password via intercepting REST API JSON responses.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1360
Install update from vendor's website.