6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-6648
FortiOS FortiProxy Cleartext Info Storage
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2020, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 15, 2022, 3:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-6648 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 fortios
2 Fortinet fortiproxy
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-2020-6648.

URL Resource
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-009 Vendor Advisory
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-236 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-6648 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-6648 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]

    Jun. 15, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-009 Broken Link https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-009 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-236 No Types Assigned https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-236 Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.2.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.10 *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.0.12 *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2.0 up to (excluding) 6.2.5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. 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.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in FortiOS command line interface in versions 6.2.4 and below 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. 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 Fortinet, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Added Reference https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-236 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-009 No Types Assigned https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-009 Broken Link
    Added CWE NIST CWE-312
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.2.4
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in FortiOS command line interface in versions 6.2.4 and below 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. A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in FortiOS command line interface in versions 6.2.4 and below 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.
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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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

0.26415

percentile

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