SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-50570

Description

A Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability [CWE-312] in FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13 and FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13 may permit a local authenticated user to retrieve VPN password via memory dump, due to JavaScript's garbage collector

Product(s) Impacted

Product	Versions
FortiClientWindows	['7.4.0 - 7.4.1', '7.2.0 - 7.2.6', '7.0.0 - 7.0.13']
FortiClientLinux	['7.4.0 - 7.4.2', '7.2.0 - 7.2.7', '7.0.0 - 7.0.13']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-278

CVSS Score

5.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: HIGH
Privileges Required: HIGH
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 18, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 18, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

psirt@fortinet.com

CVE-2024-50570