CVE-2023-40715 | BDVDB-2026-211871 Detail

FortinetFortiTester

Description#

A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability [CWE-312] in FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an attacker with access to the DB contents to retrieve the plaintext password of external servers configured in the device.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-312 Information disclosure

References#

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-465

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-09-13Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-24Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-09-13
Last modified: 2024-09-24

Vendor information

Vendor: Fortinet
Product: FortiTester

All Fortinet vulnerabilities

Score

5.2 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 6.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 7.2.0 and <= 7.2.3
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 7.1.0 and <= 7.1.1
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
7.0.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 4.2.0 and <= 4.2.1
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 4.1.0 and <= 4.1.1
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
4.0.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 3.9.0 and <= 3.9.2
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
3.8.0
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.2 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).