VDB-104417 · CVE-2017-7336 · BID 99351

Fortinet FortiWLM up to 8.3.0 Upgrade Account hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiWLM up to 8.3.0. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Upgrade Account. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7336. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiWLM up to 8.3.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Upgrade Account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A hard-coded account named 'upgrade' in Fortinet FortiWLM 8.3.0 and lower versions allows a remote attacker to log-in and execute commands with 'upgrade' account privileges.

The bug was discovered 06/30/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/22/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at fortiguard.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7336 since 03/30/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 22 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 99351†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Fortinet

Name

FortiWLM

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/30/2017 🔍
06/30/2017 +92 days 🔍
06/30/2017 +0 days 🔍
07/22/2017 +22 days 🔍
07/22/2017 +0 days 🔍
07/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/06/2021 +1263 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: fortiguard.com
Researcher: Adam Piekarzewski
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-7336 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7336
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104417
SecurityFocus: 99351 - FortiWLM CVE-2017-7336 Hardcoded Password Security Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2017 10:21
Updated: 01/06/2021 11:40
Changes: 07/23/2017 10:21 (59), 10/31/2019 16:42 (4), 01/06/2021 11:40 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.