Cleartext storage of sensitive information in FortiOS - CVE-2020-6648

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Cleartext storage of sensitive information in FortiOS - CVE-2020-6648

Published: March 4, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU51226
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6648
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to FortiOS displays usernames and passwords in clear text in "diag sys ha checksum show" command output. A local user with ability to connect to FortiGate CLI and execute the command can obtain credentials of other users.


Affected software

FortiOS
FortiProxy

How to mitigate CVE-2020-6648

Install updates from vendor's website.

FortiOS - update to 6.2.5
FortiProxy - addressed in versions 1.2.10, 2.0.1

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