VDB-117410 · CVE-2017-17540 · BID 104119

Fortinet FortiWLC 8.3.3 hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiWLC 8.3.3. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-17540. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiWLC 8.3.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 8.3.3 allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.

The bug was discovered 05/04/2018. The weakness was published 05/08/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-17540 since 12/11/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1110.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 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 104119†). Similar entry is available at VDB-117409. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Fortinet

Name

FortiWLC

Version

8.3.3

License

commercial

Website

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

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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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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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/11/2017 🔍
05/04/2018 +144 days 🔍
05/08/2018 +3 days 🔍
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05/09/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/09/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/02/2020 +634 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: fortiguard.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-17540 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-17540
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117410
SecurityFocus: 104119 - Fortinet FortiWLC Hardcoded Credentials Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2018 08:59
Updated: 02/02/2020 19:20
Changes: 05/09/2018 08:59 (59), 02/02/2020 19:20 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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