CVE-2020-9289 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiManager
An attacker with CLI configuration access can decrypt sensitive password data using a hard-coded cryptographic key in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.
- 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-2020-9289?
CVE-2020-9289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, published on 16 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use of a hard-coded cryptographic key to encrypt password data in CLI configuration in FortiManager 6.2.3 and below, FortiAnalyzer 6.2.3 and below may allow an attacker with access to the CLI configuration or the CLI backup file to decrypt the sensitive data, via knowledge of the hard-coded key.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9289?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fortinet Fortianalyzer, Fortinet Fortimanager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9289?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-9289 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9289 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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- CVE-2021-32603 Server-side request forgery in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager
- CVE-2020-12817 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
- CVE-2024-48886 Auth bypass in FortiOS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8832-m7jx-c7wv.