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MEDIUM · 5.3

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 t...

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
FortinetFortiproxy< 1.2.10
FortinetFortios< 6.0.12

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-312

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-6648?

CVE-2020-6648 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). 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 t...

How severe is CVE-2020-6648?

CVE-2020-6648 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-6648?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Fortinet Fortiproxy, Fortinet Fortios.