Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortigate And Fortiproxy
CVE-2020-6648
A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in FortiOS command line interface in versions 6.2.4 and earlier and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.9 and earlier may allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information such as users passwords by connecting to FortiGate CLI and executing the "diag sys ha checksum show" command.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortigate And Fortiproxy — versions FortiOS versions 6.2.4 and earlier and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.9 and earlier.
- Fortinet Fortios
- Fortinet Fortiproxy — versions 2.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-009 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-236 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6648?
- CVE-2020-6648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortigate And Fortiproxy, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-10-21.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6648?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.