CVE-2022-45859 (GCVE-0-2022-45859)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-03 21:26 – Updated: 2024-10-22 20:46
VLAI
Summary
An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability [CWE-522] in FortiNAC-F 7.2.0, FortiNAC 9.4.1 and below, 9.2.6 and below, 9.1.8 and below, 8.8.0 all versions, 8.7.0 all versions may allow a local attacker with system access to retrieve users' passwords.
Severity
3.9 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:R
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-22 20:18 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-522 - Improper access control
Assigner
fortinet CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 58 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Fortinet FortiNAC Affected: 9.4.0 , ≤ 9.4.1 (semver)
Affected: 9.2.0 , ≤ 9.2.6 (semver)
Affected: 9.1.0 , ≤ 9.1.8 (semver)
Affected: 8.8.0 , ≤ 8.8.11 (semver)
Affected: 8.7.0 , ≤ 8.7.6 (semver)
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