CVE-2023-26204 is a critical plaintext password storage vulnerability (CWE-256) affecting all versions of FortiSIEM 5.3 through 6.7. An attacker with access to the user database content can impersonate any administrative user on the device's graphical user interface. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.3.0, <= 5.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisiem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.3.0, <= 6.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisiem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.6.0, <= 6.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisiem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.7.0, <= 6.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisiem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisiem:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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