Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU96015

Unverified Password Change in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer - CVE-2024-21757

Published: August 14, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96015

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21757

CWE-ID: CWE-620

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to modify administrator's password.

The vulnerability exists due to an unverified password change. A local privileged user can modify super-admin password via the device configuration backup and disable access to the device.

Affected software

FortiManager
FortiAnalyzer

How to mitigate CVE-2024-21757

Install updates from vendor's website.

FortiManager - addressed in versions 7.0.11, 7.2.5, 7.4.2
FortiAnalyzer - addressed in versions 7.0.11, 7.2.5, 7.4.2

External References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-467

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