A cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 5.2.0 through 5.2.7, 5.4.0 and 5.4.1 may allow an unauthenticated attacker in a man in the middle position to retrieve the admin password via intercepting REST API JSON responses
Published Apr 25, 2019
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.86%
Description
A cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 5.2.0 through 5.2.7, 5.4.0 and 5.4.1 may allow an unauthenticated attacker in a man in the middle position to retrieve the admin password via intercepting REST API JSON responses.
Affected products
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- Version 5.2.0 to 5.2.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet, Inc. | Fortinet FortiManager | n/a |
|
- ≥ 5.2.0 · ≤ 5.2.7
- 5.4.0
- 5.4.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 24, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00863) | 57.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00863) | 57.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 53.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 53.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 51.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108079 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-051 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108079 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-051 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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