Fortinet FortiOS self-signed Fortigate CA certificate config

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A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiOS (Firewall Software) (affected version not known). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component self-signed Fortigate CA certificate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-16. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The default configuration of Fortinet Fortigate UTM appliances uses the same Certification Authority certificate and same private key across different customers installations, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers by leveraging the presence of the Fortinet_CA_SSLProxy certificate in a list of trusted root certification authorities.

The weakness was presented 11/02/2012 by Bitwiper as not defined posting (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4948 since 09/17/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592.004 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62969 (SSL Certificate Signed with the Compromised FortiGate Key), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family General.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be Workaround.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79781), Tenable (62969), SecurityFocus (BID 56382†), OSVDB (87048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37442†). Additional details are provided at kb.cert.org. See VDB-253259, VDB-253260, VDB-256510 and VDB-259850 for similar entries.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 62969
Nessus Name: SSL Certificate Signed with the Compromised FortiGate Key
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Recommended: Workaround
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Workaround: Import new CA Certificate

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Bitwiper
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4948 (🔍)
X-Force: 79781
SecurityFocus: 56382 - Fortigate UTM appliances CA SSL Certificate Creation Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 87048
Vulnerability Center: 37442 - Fortinet Fortigate UTM Spoofing of SSL Servers due to Same Certificate and Key For Different Clients, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 11/08/2012 17:46
Updated: 04/19/2021 07:09
Changes: 11/08/2012 17:46 (70), 03/07/2018 09:31 (2), 04/19/2021 07:09 (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 13:4DD:103

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