Critical severity · published Jun 13, 2023
CVE-2023-26204
A plaintext storage of a password vulnerability [CWE-256] in FortiSIEM 6.7 all versions, 6.6 all versions, 6.5 all versions, 6.4 all versions, 6.3 all versions, 6.2 all versions,…
9.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A plaintext storage of a password vulnerability [CWE-256] in FortiSIEM 6.7 all versions, 6.6 all versions, 6.5 all versions, 6.4 all versions, 6.3 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.3 all versions may allow an attacker able to access user DB content to impersonate any admin user on the device GUI.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fortisiem · Fortinet
5.3.0 through 5.3.3; 6.3.0 through 6.3.3; 6.6.0 through 6.6.3; 6.7.0 through 6.7.5; 5.4.0; 6.1.0; +9 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26204
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26204
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-141
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