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CVE-2020-12818

An insufficient logging vulnerability in FortiGate before 6.4.1 may allow the traffic from an unauthenticated attacker to Fortinet owned IP addresses to go unnoticed.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 36 products from fortinet, from fortinet, from fortinet and 33 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-09-24T15:15:13.237

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:00:20.173

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System fortinet fortios < 6.4.1 Yes
Hardware fortinet fortigate_1000d - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_100e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_100f - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_1100e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_1500d - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_1800f - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_2000e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_200e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_2200e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_3000d - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_3300e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_3400e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_3600e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_3700d - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_3960e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_3980e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_400e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_40f - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_4200f - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_5001d - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_5001e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_5001e1 - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_5053b - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_5060 - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_50e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_5144c - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_600e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_60e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_60f - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_6300f - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_6500f - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_7040e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_7060e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_80e - No
Hardware fortinet fortigate_80f - No
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For fortinet's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.