Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient Software
CVE-2017-14184

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Fortinet
Status
Forticlient For Windows
Forticlient For Mac Osx
Forticlient Sslvpn Client For Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 December 2017

Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient software allows unauthorized users to access and view each other's VPN authentication credentials. This issue stems from insecure storage of sensitive information in the affected versions of FortiClient for Windows, Mac OSX, and the SSLVPN Client for Linux, posing significant risks to user privacy and security.

Affected Version(s)

FortiClient for Mac OSX 5.6.0 and below

FortiClient for Windows 5.6.0 and below

FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux 4.4.2334 and below

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-214
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102123
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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