Fortinet FortiOS < 6.2.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FG-IR-19-217)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 133358

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VPR Score: 3.6

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host is running a version of FortiOS prior to 6.2.3.
It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability due to a cleartext storage in a file or on disk. FortiOS SSL VPN allows an attacker to retrieve a logged-in SSL VPN user's credentials should that attacker be able to read the session file stored on the targeted device's system.

Solution

Upgrade to Fortinet FortiOS version to 6.2.3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 133358

File Name: fortios_FG-IR-19-217.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 1/30/2020

Updated: 4/29/2021

Dependencies: fortinet_version.nbin

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Risk Information

Risk Factor: Medium

VPR Score: 3.6

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17655

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fortinet:fortios

Required KB Items: Host/Fortigate/model, Host/Fortigate/version, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-17655

IAVA: 2020-A-0038