CVE-2017-17540

CWE-798 — Hard-coded Credentials4 documents4 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICAL
EPSS
0.4%
top 39.34%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Fortinet FortiwlcFortinet, Inc. Fortiwlc
Timeline
PublishedMay 8
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 8.3.3 allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDfortinet/fortiwlc7.0 — 7.0.11+1
▶CVEListV5fortinet,_inc./fortiwlc8.3.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-7jmh-hg7g-g34f: The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 8↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2017-17540: The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 8↗2018-05-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Fortinet
The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 7.0.11 and earlier allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/w...↗2018-05-08
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CVE-2017-17540 (CRITICAL CVSS 9.8) | The presence of a hardcoded account | cvebase.io