Cleartext storage of sensitive information in FortiWeb - CVE-2020-15942
Published: April 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51942
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15942
CWE-ID: CWE-312
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 user's passwords are stored in clear text in FortiWeb's Web Vulnerability Scan profile. A remote authenticated user can obtain passwords of other users.
Affected software
FortiWeb
How to mitigate CVE-2020-15942
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiWeb - addressed in versions 6.2.4, 6.3.5