Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in FortiOS and FortiProxy - CVE-2022-41327
Published: July 5, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77960
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41327
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiOS
FortiProxy
FortiOS
FortiProxy
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information. A local user with readonly superadmin privileges can intercept traffic in order to obtain other adminstrators cookies via diagnose CLI commands.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-41327
Install updates from vendor's website.