CVE-2019-15704 Information disclosure in FortiClient for Mac OS
A local attacker can read sensitive information logged in the console window when a user connects to an SSL VPN Gateway.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-15704?
CVE-2019-15704 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 21 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A clear text storage of sensitive information vulnerability in FortiClient for Mac may allow a local attacker to read sensitive information logged in the console window when the user connects to an SSL VPN Gateway.
Weakness: CWE-311
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15704?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Forticlient.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15704?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15704 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-15704 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15704 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-2w2x-7266-2c97.