Fortinet FortiTester up to 7.2.3 hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Fortinet FortiTester up to 7.2.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-40717. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiTester up to 7.2.3. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability [CWE-798] in FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an attacker who managed to get a shell on the device to access the database via shell commands.

The weakness was presented 09/13/2023 as FG-IR-22-245. The advisory is shared for download at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-40717 since 08/21/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/21/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-22-245
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40717 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40717
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239668

Entryinfo

Created: 09/13/2023 15:45
Updated: 10/11/2023 14:44
Changes: 09/13/2023 15:45 (49), 10/11/2023 14:44 (11)
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