Insufficiently protected credentials in FortiNAC-F and FortiNAC - CVE-2022-45859
Published: May 4, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75739
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45859
CWE-ID: CWE-522
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 usage of a weak hashing method in /etc/shadow. A local user can read and decrypt passwords that belong to other users on the system.
Affected software
FortiNAC-F
FortiNAC
FortiNAC
How to mitigate CVE-2022-45859
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiNAC-F - update to 7.2.1
FortiNAC - addressed in versions 9.2.7, 9.4.2
FortiNAC - addressed in versions 9.2.7, 9.4.2