CVE-2023-45585 Information disclosure in FortiSIEM

What is CVE-2023-45585?

CVE-2023-45585 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSIEM, published on 14 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An insertion of sensitive information into log file vulnerability [CWE-532] in FortiSIEM version 7.0.0, version 6.7.6 and below, version 6.6.3 and below, version 6.5.1 and below, version 6.4.2 and below, version 6.3.3 and below, version 6.2.1 and below, version 6.1.2 and below, version 5.4.0, version 5.3.3 and below may allow an authenticated user to view an encrypted ElasticSearch password via debug log files generated when FortiSIEM is configured with ElasticSearch Event Storage.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45585?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortisiem.

How do I fix CVE-2023-45585?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45585 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-45585 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45585 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiSIEM

• CVE-2025-25256 Command injection in FortiSIEM Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16153 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiSIEM Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-40714 Path traversal in FortiSIEM Critical 9.7
• CVE-2024-23108 Command injection in FortiSIEM Critical 9.7
• CVE-2024-23109 Command injection in FortiSIEM Critical 9.7

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-j2wh-jq5r-qm6f.