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TI-2020-12555 Aliases CVE-2020-15942GHSA-33m4-frvp-3wr7

Insufficiently protected credentials in Fortinet FortiWeb

Priority LOW 31CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability in Web Vulnerability Scan profile of Fortinet's FortiWeb version 6.2.x below 6.2.4 and version 6.3.x below 6.3.5 may allow a remote authenticated attacker to read the password used by the FortiWeb scanner to access the device defined in the scan profile.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0097 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortinetFortinet FortiWebFortiWeb 6.3.4, 6.2.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Fortinet FortiWeb VendorFortinet Affected FortiWeb 6.3.4, 6.2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0 – 6.2.3; 6.3.0 – 6.3.4VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0 – 6.2.3; 6.3.0 – 6.3.4 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15942
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-33m4-frvp-3wr7

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2026-20057 Authentication bypass in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2025-39856 Path traversal in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2025-18919 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-35886 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2021-05113 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiWeb CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-18960 Stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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