ID

VAR-201502-0399

CVE

CVE-2015-1456

TITLE

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator Vulnerability where important information is obtained

DESCRIPTION

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 3.0.0 logs the PostgreSQL usernames and passwords in cleartext, which allows remote administrators to obtain sensitive information by reading the log at debug/startup/. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator Appliance is prone to the following multiple security vulnerabilities: 1. A cross-site scripting vulnerability 2. A command-execution vulnerability 3. Multiple information-disclosure vulnerabilities An attacker can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the vulnerable site, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials, execute arbitrary commands and gain access to potentially sensitive information. FortiAuthenticator v300 build 0007 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is a series of security authentication software from Fortinet, which can be combined with FortiToken (two-factor authentication token) to provide secure two-factor authentication to third-party devices authenticated by RADIUS or LDAP. The vulnerability stems from the fact that the program records PostgreSQL username and password in plain text. ( , ) (, . '.' ) ('. ', ). , ('. ( ) ( (_,) .'), ) _ _, / _____/ / _ \ ____ ____ _____ \____ \==/ /_\ \ _/ ___\/ _ \ / \ / \/ | \\ \__( <_> ) Y Y \ /______ /\___|__ / \___ >____/|__|_| / \/ \/.-. \/ \/:wq (x.0) '=.|w|.=' _=''"''=. presents.. The FortiAuthenticator is a user identity management appliance, supporting two factor authentication, RADIUS, LDAP, 802.1x Wireless Authentication, Certificate management and single sign on. The FortiAuthenticator appliance was found to contain a subshell bypass vulnerability, allowing remote administrators to gain root level access via the command line. Local file and password disclosure vulnerabilities were discovered, as well as a Reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability within the SCEP system. +--------------+ | Exploitation | +--------------+ --[ dbgcore_enable_shell_access Subshell Bypass By logging into the Fortinet Authenticator and executing the ‘shell’ command, a malicious user can gain a root /bin/bash shell on the server. However, unless the /tmp/privexec/dbgcore_enable_shell_access file exists (the contents of this file are irrelevant), then the command returns ‘shell: No such command.' If the file is present, then the command succeeds and a root shell is given. The ‘/tmp/privexec/dbgcore_enable_shell_access’ file can be created by using the ‘load-debug-kit’ command and specifying a network accessible tftp server with the relevant debug kit. The debug kits were found to be generated by an internal Fortinet tool called ‘mkprivexec’. The ‘load-debug-kit’ command expects encrypted binaries which are subsequently executed. An attacker that can either generate a valid debug kit or create the appropriate file in /tmp/privexec can therefore get a root shell. This is likely a workaround for CVE-2013-6990, however an attacker can still obtain root level command line access with some additional steps. --[ Local File Disclosure A malicious user can pass the ‘-f’ flag to the ‘dig’ command and read files from the filesystem. An example would be executing 'dig -f /etc/passwd' and observing the dig commands output, retrieving the /etc/passwd files contents. --[ Password Disclosure A malicious user may use the debug logging functionality within the Fortinet FortiAuthenticator administrative console to obtain the passwords of the PostgreSQL database users. The disclosed passwords were found to be weak and are static across Fortinet FortiAuthenticator appliances. The following credentials were enumerated: +-----------------+ |Username:Password| +-----------------+ | slony : slony | |www-data:www-data| +-----------------+ --[ Reflected Cross Site Scripting By coercing a legitimate user (usually through a social engineering attack) to visit a specific FortiAuthenticator URL, an attacker may execute malicious JavaScript in the context of the user’s browser. This can subsequently be used to harm the user’s browser or hijack their session. This is due to the ‘operation’ parameter in the SCEP service being reflected to the end user without sufficient input validation and output scrubbing. The following URL can be used to replicate the Reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability: https://<FortiAuthenticatorIP>/cert/scep/?operation=<script>alert(1)</script> +----------+ | Solution | +----------+ No official solution is currently available for these vulnerabilities. Email correspondence with Fortinet suggests that the Local File Disclosure and Password Disclosure vulnerabilities have been resolved in version 3.2. No official documentation was found to confirm this. +---------------------+ | Disclosure Timeline | +---------------------+ 08/10/2014 - Initial email sent to Fortinet PSIRT team. 09/10/2014 - Advisory documents sent to Fortinet. 15/10/2014 - Acknowledgement of advisories from Fortinet. 16/10/2014 - Fortinet advised the Local File and Password disclosure issues would be resolved in the 3.2 release. 31/10/2014 - Additional information sent to Fortinet RE Reflected XSS 03/11/2014 - Additional information sent to Fortinet RE Reflected XSS 02/12/2014 - Update requested from Fortinet. 13/12/2014 - Update requested from Fortinet. 29/01/2015 - Advisory Release. +-------------------------------+ | About Security-Assessment.com | +-------------------------------+ Security-Assessment.com is Australasia's leading team of Information Security consultants specialising in providing high quality Information Security services to clients throughout the Asia Pacific region. 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THREAT TYPE

remote

TYPE

information disclosure

CONFIGURATIONS

PATCH

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CREDITS

Denis Andzakovic

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LAST UPDATE DATE

2024-08-14T14:27:41.209000+00:00

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