CVE-2017-14184 Information disclosure in FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux

What is CVE-2017-14184?

CVE-2017-14184 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 15 Dec 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An Information Disclosure vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows 5.6.0 and below versions, FortiClient for Mac OSX 5.6.0 and below versions and FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux 4.4.2334 and below versions allows regular users to see each other's VPN authentication credentials due to improperly secured storage locations.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14184?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fortinet Forticlient, Fortinet Forticlient Sslvpn Client.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14184?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14184 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-14184 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Forticlient

• CVE-2019-17658 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClientWindows Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-45590 Code injection in FortiClientLinux Critical 9.4
• CVE-2016-8493 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient High 8.8
• CVE-2020-15934 Privilege escalation in FortiClientLinux High 8.6
• CVE-2019-5589 Path traversal in FortiClientWindows High 8.6

All Fortinet Forticlient vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-6gmg-c6p4-v53m.