CVE-2022-45859: Medium severity fortinet fortinac vulnerability

Published May 3, 2023
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Updated

An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability [CWE-522] in 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, 8.7.0 all versions may allow a local attacker with system access to retrieve users' passwords.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Fortinet FortiNAC>=8.7.0<=9.1.8
Fortinet FortiNAC>=9.2.0<9.2.7
Fortinet FortiNAC>=9.4.0<9.4.2
Fortinet FortiNAC-F=7.2.0

Remediation

Information

Please upgrade to FortiNAC-F version 7.2.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.4.2 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.2.7 or above After the upgrade, the CLI account password should be changed. To know which accounts require a new password, the following command can be run: grep ":\$1" /etc/shadow Then, login to the CLI with that user and type "passwd" to change the password and update the hash.

Event History

May 3, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:26 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:26 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
10:15 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-45859?

CVE-2022-45859 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow local attackers to retrieve users' passwords.

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-45859?

To resolve CVE-2022-45859, you should update FortiNAC to the latest version provided by Fortinet that addresses this vulnerability.

3

Which versions of FortiNAC are affected by CVE-2022-45859?

CVE-2022-45859 affects FortiNAC-F 7.2.0 and FortiNAC versions 8.7.0 to 9.4.1.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-45859 classified as?

CVE-2022-45859 is classified as an insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability, categorized under CWE-522.

5

Who can exploit CVE-2022-45859?

CVE-2022-45859 can be exploited by local attackers who have system access to the affected FortiNAC environments.

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