Weak password requirements in FortiNAC - CVE-2022-26117

 

Weak password requirements in FortiNAC - CVE-2022-26117

Published: July 5, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64935
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26117
CWE-ID: CWE-521
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiNAC

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to MySQL database.

The vulnerability exists due to root account to access MySQL database does not have password set by default and allows connections from localhost. A local user can connect to the MySQL database as root.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-26117

Install updates from vendor's website.

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