Use of a One-Way Hash with a Predictable Salt in FortiPortal - CVE-2021-32596

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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
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
FortiPortal
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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