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Medium
CVE-2023-40715
A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability [CWE-312] in FortiTester 2.3.0 through...
Vulnerability Description
A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability [CWE-312] in FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an attacker with access to the DB contents to retrieve the plaintext password of external servers configured in the device.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Fortinet
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FortiTester
Vulnerable Versions:
7.2.0, 7.1.0, 7.0.0, 4.2.0, 4.1.0, 4.0.0, 3.9.0, 3.8.0, 3.7.0, 3.6.0, 3.5.0, 3.4.0, 3.3.0, 3.2.0, 3.1.0, 3.0.0, 2.9.0, 2.8.0, 2.7.0, 2.6.0, 2.5.0, 2.4.0, 2.3.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 13th, 2023
Last Modified:
September 24th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C