LDAP credentials exposure in FortiOS

1) Insufficiently protected credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU107296

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-32122

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain LDAP credentials.

The vulnerability exists due to the way FortiOS manages LDAP servers. A local privileges user can modifying the LDAP server IP address in the FortiOS configuration to point to a malicious attacker-controlled server and force the system to send credentials in plain text to a remote server.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiOS: 6.4.0 - 7.6.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-111

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.