CVE-2020-6644: High severity fortinet fortideceptor vulnerability

Published Jun 22, 2020
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Updated

An insufficient session expiration vulnerability in FortiDeceptor 3.0.0 and below allows an attacker to reuse the unexpired admin user session IDs to gain admin privileges, should the attacker be able to obtain that session ID via other, hypothetical attacks.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Fortinet FortiDeceptor<=3.0.0

Event History

Jun 22, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:23 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:23 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-6644?

CVE-2020-6644 is an insufficient session expiration vulnerability in FortiDeceptor 3.0.0 and below.

2

How does CVE-2020-6644 affect FortiDeceptor?

CVE-2020-6644 allows an attacker to reuse unexpired admin user session IDs to gain admin privileges.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6644?

The severity of CVE-2020-6644 is high, with a CVSS score of 8.1.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-6644?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2020-6644 by obtaining an unexpired admin user session ID through other hypothetical attacks.

5

Is there a fix for CVE-2020-6644?

It is recommended to upgrade FortiDeceptor to version 3.0.1 or above to fix CVE-2020-6644.

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