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CVE-2022-45859:
FortiNAC vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability (CVE-2022-45859) affects FortiNAC-F 7.2.0, FortiNAC 9.4.1 and below, 9.2.6 and below, 9.1.8 and below, 8.8.0 all versions, and 8.7.0 all versions. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 3, 2023 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.4 (Medium) according to NVD, and 4.1 (Medium) according to Fortinet. The CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating local access is required with high privileges but no user interaction (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability may allow a local attacker with system access to retrieve users' passwords, potentially compromising the confidentiality of user credentials (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Fortinet recommends updating to the latest version of FortiNAC and changing passwords after the update. The fixed versions include FortiNAC versions above 9.4.1, 9.2.6, and 9.1.8 (Fortinet Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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