CVE-2013-4669 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can intercept sensitive data by exploiting FortiClient's failure to halt SSL sessions upon detecting invalid server certificates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-4669?
CVE-2013-4669 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 25 Jun 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
FortiClient before 4.3.5.472 on Windows, before 4.0.3.134 on Mac OS X, and before 4.0 on Android; FortiClient Lite before 4.3.4.461 on Windows; FortiClient Lite 2.0 through 2.0.0223 on Android; and FortiClient SSL VPN before 4.0.2258 on Linux proceed with an SSL session after determining that the server's X.509 certificate is invalid, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a password transmission that occurs before the user warning about the certificate problem.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4669?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Fortinet Forticlient, Fortinet Forticlient Lite, Fortinet Forticlient Ssl Vpn.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4669?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4669 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-4669 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4669 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Forticlient
- CVE-2019-17658 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClientWindows
- CVE-2023-45590 Code injection in FortiClientLinux
- CVE-2017-14184 Information disclosure in FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux
- CVE-2016-8493 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient
- CVE-2020-15934 Privilege escalation in FortiClientLinux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hrj7-5rgf-5c7r.