CVE-2020-9294 Auth bypass in FortiMail
Remote unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication and access the system as a legitimate user via a password change request.
- 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-2020-9294?
CVE-2020-9294 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail, published on 27 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper authentication vulnerability in FortiMail 5.4.10, 6.0.7, 6.2.2 and earlier and FortiVoiceEntreprise 6.0.0 and 6.0.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to access the system as a legitimate user by requesting a password change via the user interface.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9294?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fortinet Fortimail, Fortinet Fortivoice.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9294?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9294 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-2020-9294 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-9294 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiMail
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cg58-vw2q-jv22.