What is CVE-2020-15942?

CVE-2020-15942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-15942?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb

CVE-2020-15942

An information disclosure vulnerability in Web Vulnerability Scan profile of Fortinet's FortiWeb version 6.2.x below 6.2.4 and version 6.3.x below 6.3.5 may allow a remote authenticated attacker to read the password used by the FortiWeb scanner to access the device defined in the scan profile.

EPSS: 0.010 (58.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiweb — versions FortiWeb 6.3.4, 6.2.3
Fortinet Fortiweb

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15942?: CVE-2020-15942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-15942?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.