Use of a One-Way Hash with a Predictable Salt in FortiPortal - CVE-2021-32596
Published: August 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55540
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32596
CWE-ID: CWE-760
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiPortal
FortiPortal
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows an attacker to restore password from password hash.
The vulnerability exists due to FortiPortal uses ne-way hash with a predictable salt when storing passwords. An attacker with access to the password hash can restore password from it by means of precomputed tables.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-32596
Install updates from vendor's website.