FKIE_CVE-2023-40717
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-09-13 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:19
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/
Summary
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.
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| psirt@fortinet.com | https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-245 | Vendor Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-245 | Vendor Advisory |
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| fortinet | fortitester | * |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:19:13.143",
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