Low severity · published Jul 11, 2023
CVE-2022-22302
A clear text storage of sensitive information (CWE-312) vulnerability in both FortiGate version 6.4.0 through 6.4.1, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.13 and…
3.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A clear text storage of sensitive information (CWE-312) vulnerability in both FortiGate version 6.4.0 through 6.4.1, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.13 and FortiAuthenticator version 5.5.0 and all versions of 6.1 and 6.0 may allow a local unauthorized party to retrieve the Fortinet private keys used to establish secure communication with both Apple Push Notification and Google Cloud Messaging services, via accessing the files on the filesystem.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiOS · Fortinet
6.0.0 through 6.0.13; 6.2.0 through 6.2.9; 6.4.0; 6.4.1 · source: NVD
FO
Fortiauthenticator · Fortinet
6.0.0 through 6.0.4; 5.5.0; 6.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22302
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22302
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-014
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