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TI-2023-21499 Aliases CVE-2023-40715GHSA-8733-rhx2-3gxr

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Fortinet FortiTester

Priority LOW 24CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
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-312.

Summary

A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability [CWE-312] in FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an attacker with access to the DB contents to retrieve the plaintext password of external servers configured in the device.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00172 6th 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
FortinetFortiTester7.2.0 – 7.2.3; 7.1.0 – 7.1.1; 7.0.0; 4.2.0 – 4.2.1; 4.1.0 – 4.1.1; 4.0.0; 3.9.0 – 3.9.2; 3.8.0; 3.7.0 – 3.7.1; 3.6.0; 3.5.0 – 3.5.1; 3.4.0; 3.3.0 – 3.3.1; 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 – 2.4.1; 2.3.0—No fix listedCNA
  • FortiTester VendorFortinet Affected 7.2.0 – 7.2.3; 7.1.0 – 7.1.1; 7.0.0; 4.2.0 – 4.2.1; 4.1.0 – 4.1.1; 4.0.0; 3.9.0 – 3.9.2; 3.8.0; 3.7.0 – 3.7.1; 3.6.0; 3.5.0 – 3.5.1; 3.4.0; 3.3.0 – 3.3.1; 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 – 2.4.1; 2.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0 – 7.2.3VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 – 7.2.3 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40715
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8733-rhx2-3gxr

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-14884 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiTester CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-14882 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiTester CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-14883 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiTester CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-16286 Missing brute-force protection in Fortinet FortiTester CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-10186 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-16285 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiTester CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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