CVE-2017-7344

A privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient Windows 5.4.3 and earlier as well as 5.6.0 allows attacker to gain privilege via exploiting the Windows "security alert" dialog thereby popping up when the "VPN before logon" feature is enabled and an untrusted certificate chain.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.6 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-070	Vendor Advisory
https://securite.intrinsec.com/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-windows-privilege-escalation-at-logon/	Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-070	Vendor Advisory
https://securite.intrinsec.com/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-windows-privilege-escalation-at-logon/	Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:5.6.0:::::windows::

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:31

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-070 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-070 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://securite.intrinsec.com/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-windows-privilege-escalation-at-logon/ - Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://securite.intrinsec.com/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-windows-privilege-escalation-at-logon/ - Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-12-14 18:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-7344

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7344

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7344

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fortinet

forticlient

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

{"id": "CVE-2017-7344", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "cvssData": {"version": "2.0", "baseScore": 7.6, "accessVector": "NETWORK", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "authentication": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "accessComplexity": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE"}, "acInsufInfo": false, "impactScore": 10.0, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "exploitabilityScore": 4.9, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV30": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.0", "baseScore": 8.1, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 5.9, "exploitabilityScore": 2.2}]}, "published": "2017-12-14T18:29:00.210", "references": [{"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "source": "psirt@fortinet.com"}, {"url": "https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-070", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "source": "psirt@fortinet.com"}, {"url": "https://securite.intrinsec.com/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-windows-privilege-escalation-at-logon/", "tags": ["Exploit", "Mitigation", "Third Party Advisory"], "source": "psirt@fortinet.com"}, {"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-070", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "https://securite.intrinsec.com/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-windows-privilege-escalation-at-logon/", "tags": ["Exploit", "Mitigation", "Third Party Advisory"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}], "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient Windows 5.4.3 and earlier as well as 5.6.0 allows attacker to gain privilege via exploiting the Windows \"security alert\" dialog thereby popping up when the \"VPN before logon\" feature is enabled and an untrusted certificate chain."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Una escalada de privilegios en Fortinet FortiClient Windows en versiones 5.4.3 y anteriores, as\u00ed como la versi\u00f3n 5.6.0, permite que un atacante consiga privilegios explotando el di\u00e1logo de Windows \"security alert\" que aparece cuando la caracter\u00edstica \"VPN before logon\" est\u00e1 habilitada y se conecta un certificado no fiable."}], "lastModified": "2025-04-20T01:37:25.860", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "3FA54405-BA2E-4B8D-A333-1CD47CCE784A", "versionEndIncluding": "5.4.3"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "4A0005D2-3558-414D-97AC-ACAD11C0FD10"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "psirt@fortinet.com"}

8.1 /10