CVE-2020-6644 Auth bypass in Fortinet FortiDeceptor
Attackers can reuse unexpired admin session IDs to gain administrative privileges in FortiDeceptor if they obtain the session ID.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-6644?
CVE-2020-6644 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet FortiDeceptor, published on 22 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An insufficient session expiration vulnerability in FortiDeceptor 3.0.0 and below allows an attacker to reuse the unexpired admin user session IDs to gain admin privileges, should the attacker be able to obtain that session ID via other, hypothetical attacks.
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6644?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortideceptor.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6644?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6644 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2020-6644 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6644 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiDeceptor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g45q-mxhw-4vfh.