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Medium
CVE-2023-40717
A use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability [CWE-798] in FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3...
Vulnerability Description
A use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability [CWE-798] in FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an attacker who managed to get a shell on the device to access the database via shell commands.
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:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:U/RC:C