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A use of one-way hash with a predictable salt vulnerability in the password storing mechanism of FortiPortal 6.0.0 through 6.04 may allow an attacker already in possession of the password store to ...

CVE-2021-32596 · published 5 years ago
Summary

A use of one-way hash with a predictable salt vulnerability in the password storing mechanism of FortiPortal 6.0.0 through 6.04 may allow an attacker already in possession of the password store to decrypt the passwords by means of precomputed tables.

What to do

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Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
fortinet fortiportal >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
A use of one-way hash with a predictable salt vulnerability in the password storing mechanism of FortiPortal 6.0.0 through 6.04 may allow an attacker already in possession of the password store to ...
A use of one-way hash with a predictable salt vulnerability in the password storing mechanism of FortiPortal 6.0.0 through 6.04 may allow an attacker already in possession of the password store to decrypt the passwords by means of precomputed tables.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
7.5 High
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-916Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
Timeline
Published4 Aug 2021
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2021-32596 · NVD
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