Fortinet FortiOS up to 5.6.10/6.0.6/6.2.0 Configuration Backup hard-coded credentials
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A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiOS up to 5.6.10/6.0.6/6.2.0 (Firewall Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Configuration Backup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Use of a hard-coded cryptographic key to cipher sensitive data in FortiOS configuration backup file may allow an attacker with access to the backup file to decipher the sensitive data, via knowledge of the hard-coded key. The aforementioned sensitive data includes users' passwords (except the administrator's password), private keys' passphrases and High Availability password (when set).
The weakness was presented 11/21/2019 as FG-IR-19-007 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-6693 since 01/23/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 5.6.0
- 5.6.1
- 5.6.2
- 5.6.3
- 5.6.4
- 5.6.5
- 5.6.6
- 5.6.7
- 5.6.8
- 5.6.9
- 5.6.10
- 6.0
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
- 6.0.5
- 6.0.6
- 6.1
- 6.2
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Class: Hard-coded credentialsCWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/23/2019 🔍11/21/2019 🔍
11/22/2019 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: fortinet.comAdvisory: FG-IR-19-007
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-6693 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 11/22/2019 08:39Updated: 11/22/2019 08:44
Changes: 11/22/2019 08:39 (41), 11/22/2019 08:44 (18)
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