Fortinet FortiClient up to 6.3.x on Windows Configuration Backup Key hard-coded credentials
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Fortinet FortiClient up to 6.3.x on Windows. This affects an unknown part of the component Configuration Backup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability (Key). CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Use of a hard-coded cryptographic key to encrypt security sensitive data in local storage and configuration in FortiClient for Windows prior to 6.4.0 may allow an attacker with access to the local storage or the configuration backup file to decrypt the sensitive data via knowledge of the hard-coded key.
The weakness was disclosed 06/04/2020. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-16150 since 09/09/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.
Upgrading to version 6.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploiting
Name: KeyClass: Hard-coded credentials / Key
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: FortiClient 6.4.0
Timeline
09/09/2019 🔍06/04/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: fortinet.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2019-16150 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 06/04/2020 20:41Updated: 06/04/2020 20:46
Changes: 06/04/2020 20:41 (40), 06/04/2020 20:46 (17)
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