#VU24132 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in FortiSIEM - CVE-2019-17659

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#VU24132 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in FortiSIEM - CVE-2019-17659

Published: January 8, 2020 / Updated: January 16, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24132
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17659
CWE-ID: CWE-321
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiSIEM
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of a hard-coded ssh key for the "tunneluser" account, present in "/home/tunneluser/.ssh/authorized_keys". A remote attacker can use the ssh key to connect to FortiSIEM via SSH service on port 1999/TCP.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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