CVE-2019-5591

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Description

A Default Configuration vulnerability in FortiOS may allow an unauthenticated attacker on the same subnet to intercept sensitive information by impersonating the LDAP server.

From the Tenable Blog

CVE-2018-13379, CVE-2019-5591, CVE-2020-12812: Fortinet Vulnerabilities Targeted by APT Actors
CVE-2018-13379, CVE-2019-5591, CVE-2020-12812: Fortinet Vulnerabilities Targeted by APT Actors

Published: 2021-04-08

Threat actors and ransomware groups are actively targeting three legacy Fortinet vulnerabilities. Background On April 2, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) along with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint cybersecurity advisory regarding activity involving advanced persistent threat (APT) actors.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2024-21762-critical-fortinet-fortios-out-of-bound-write-ssl-vpn-vulnerability

https://www.tenable.com/blog/aa22-257a-cybersecurity-joint-advisory-on-iranian-islamic-revolutionary-guard-ransomware

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/a-look-inside-the-ransomware-ecosystem

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/2021-threat-landscape-retrospective

https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/AA21-321A-Iranian%20Government-Sponsored%20APT%20Actors%20Exploiting%20Microsoft%20Exchange%20and%20Fortinet%20Vulnerabilities.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20211025233339/https://twitter.com/pancak3lullz/status/1452679527197560837

https://www.tenable.com/blog/hold-the-door-why-organizations-need-to-prioritize-patching-ssl-vpns

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa21-209a

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2018-13379-cve-2019-5591-cve-2020-12812-fortinet-vulnerabilities-targeted-by-apt-actors

https://www.ic3.gov/Media/News/2021/210402.pdf

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-037

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-08-14

Updated: 2021-07-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium