Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 2.2 Command Line Interface access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 2.2 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Command Line Interface. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-6990. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 2.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Command Line Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

FortiGuard FortiAuthenticator before 3.0 allows remote administrators to gain privileges via the command line interface.

The weakness was released 04/30/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-6990 since 12/06/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Fortinet

Name

FortiAuthenticator

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FortiAuthenticator 2.2

Timelineinfo

12/06/2013 🔍
04/30/2014 +145 days 🔍
04/30/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +329 days 🔍
05/12/2026 +4066 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: fortiguard.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6990 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6990
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69541
X-Force: 96200

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 05/12/2026 08:21
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (47), 03/09/2019 14:03 (2), 03/15/2022 19:18 (3), 03/15/2022 19:26 (1), 05/12/2026 08:21 (17)
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