What is CVE-2023-40715?

CVE-2023-40715 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortitester, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2023-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-40715?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortitester

CVE-2023-40715

A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability [CWE-312] in FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an attacker with access to the DB contents to retrieve the plaintext password of external servers configured in the device.

EPSS: 0.001 (19.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortitester — versions 7.2.0, 7.1.0, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-465

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40715?: CVE-2023-40715 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortitester, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2023-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-40715?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.