# CVE-2023-26204: A plaintext storage of a password vulnerability \[CWE-256\] in FortiSIEM 6.7 all versions, 6.6 all versions, 6.5 all versions, 6.4 all version

- Severity: CVSS 3.6 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:U/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-06-13 · Updated: 2024-10-22

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiSIEM: from 6.7.0, through 6.7.5; from 6.6.0, through 6.6.3; from 6.5.0, through 6.5.1; from 6.4.0, through 6.4.2; from 6.3.0, through 6.3.3; from 6.2.0, through 6.2.1; from 6.1.0, through 6.1.2; from 5.3.0, through 5.3.3

## Description

A plaintext storage of a password vulnerability [CWE-256] in FortiSIEM 6.7 all versions, 6.6 all versions, 6.5 all versions, 6.4 all versions, 6.3 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.3 all versions may allow an attacker able to access user DB content to impersonate any admin user on the device GUI.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Fortinet](https://cve.now/tech/fortinet.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-141

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