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CVE-2023-40717

MEDIUM
Published 2023-09-13T12:29:45.466Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
5.0
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:U/RC:C
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.229
Higher than 22.9% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW

Description

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Fortinet

FortiTester

Affected Versions:

7.2.0 7.1.0 7.0.0 4.2.0 4.1.0 4.0.0 3.9.0 3.8.0 3.7.0 3.6.0 3.5.0 3.4.0 3.3.0 3.2.0 3.1.0 3.0.0 2.9.0 2.8.0 2.7.0 2.6.0 2.5.0 2.4.0 2.3.0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-32xv-jxqg-mhrf

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40717
WEB https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-245

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: September 13, 2023, Modified: April 4, 2024

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-245
Published: 2023-09-13T12:29:45.466Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-24T19:57:16.170Z
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