CVE-2020-6648 (GCVE-0-2020-6648)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-21 14:05 – Updated: 2024-10-25 14:24
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-24 20:09 UTC
CWE
- Information disclosure
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiGate and FortiProxy |
Affected:
FortiOS versions 6.2.4 and earlier and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.9 and earlier.
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