5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-4948
Fortinet Fortigate SSL Spoofing Vulnerability
Description

The default configuration of Fortinet Fortigate UTM appliances uses the same Certification Authority certificate and same private key across different customers' installations, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers by leveraging the presence of the Fortinet_CA_SSLProxy certificate in a list of trusted root certification authorities.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 14, 2012, 12:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 7, 2016, 6:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

7.8

Exploitability Score :

3.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-4948 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fortinet fortigate-1000c
2 Fortinet fortigate-100d
3 Fortinet fortigate-110c
4 Fortinet fortigate-1240b
5 Fortinet fortigate-200b
6 Fortinet fortigate-20c
7 Fortinet fortigate-300c
8 Fortinet fortigate-3040b
9 Fortinet fortigate-310b
10 Fortinet fortigate-311b
11 Fortinet fortigate-3140b
12 Fortinet fortigate-3240c
13 Fortinet fortigate-3810a
14 Fortinet fortigate-3950b
15 Fortinet fortigate-40c
16 Fortinet fortigate-5001a-sw
17 Fortinet fortigate-5001b
18 Fortinet fortigate-5020
19 Fortinet fortigate-5060
20 Fortinet fortigate-50b
21 Fortinet fortigate-5101c
22 Fortinet fortigate-5140b
23 Fortinet fortigate-600c
24 Fortinet fortigate-60c
25 Fortinet fortigate-620b
26 Fortinet fortigate-800c
27 Fortinet fortigate-80c
28 Fortinet fortigate-voice-80c
29 Fortinet fortigaterugged-100c
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-4948.

URL Resource
http://osvdb.org/87048
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/111708 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56382 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-4948 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-4948 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/111708 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/111708 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56382 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56382 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE CWE-16
    Added CWE CWE-295
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-4948 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.24765

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability