CVE-2023-40715
mediumpriority · track · 22OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 7 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability [CWE-312] in FortiTester 2.3.0 through 7.2.3 may allow an attacker with access to the DB contents to retrieve the plaintext password of external servers configured in the device.
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affected products (25)
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references (6)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-40715/cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-465cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40715cnnvd
- https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-465Patchcnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-465enisa_euvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-465Vendor Advisorynvd
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