SSH: CVE-2018-1909 Backdoor
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against FortiGate. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.
Extended Description
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x before 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x before 3.0.8; and FortiOS 4.1.x before 4.1.11, 4.2.x before 4.2.16, 4.3.x before 4.3.17 and 5.0.x before 5.0.8 have a hardcoded passphrase for the Fortimanager_Access account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session.
Affected Products
Fortinet fortios
References
CVE: CVE-2016-1909
Short Name
SSH:MISC:CVE-2018-1909-BACKDOOR
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
SSH
Keywords
Backdoor CVE-2016-1909 CVE-2018-1909
Release Date
12/03/2018
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Fortinet
CVSS Score
10.0