VDB-114803 · CVE-2017-14191 · BID 103430

Fortinet FortiWeb 5.6.0 Access Control Cookie access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Fortinet FortiWeb 5.6.0 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Access Control. The manipulation as part of Cookie leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-14191. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiWeb 5.6.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Access Control. The manipulation as part of a Cookie leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An Improper Access Control vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 5.6.0 and above under "Signed Security Mode", allows attacker to bypass the signed user cookie protection by removing the FortiWeb own protection session cookie. A fix is scheduled in upcoming FortiWeb v6.1.0.

The bug was discovered 03/06/2018. The weakness was presented 03/20/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-14191 since 09/07/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 6.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 103430†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FortiWeb 6.1.0

Timelineinfo

09/07/2017 🔍
03/06/2018 +180 days 🔍
03/06/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/20/2018 +14 days 🔍
03/20/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/05/2021 +1052 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: fortiguard.com
Researcher: Yavuz zdemir
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-14191 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-14191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114803
SecurityFocus: 103430 - Fortinet Fortiweb CVE-2017-14191 Access Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2018 07:45
Updated: 02/05/2021 15:16
Changes: 03/21/2018 07:45 (61), 01/15/2020 08:43 (4), 02/05/2021 15:16 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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