Fortinet Inactivity Timeout Not Implemented - Detect

ID: inactivity-timeout

Severity: info

Author: pussycat0x

Tags: audit,config,file,firewall,fortigate

Description

If Fortinet inactivity timeout functionality is disabled, an attacker can potentially obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations within that window if the administrator is away from the computer.

YAML Source

id: inactivity-timeout

info:
  name: Fortinet Inactivity Timeout Not Implemented - Detect
  author: pussycat0x
  severity: info
  description: If Fortinet inactivity timeout functionality is disabled, an attacker can potentially obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations within that window if the administrator is away from the computer.
  reference: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/6.2.0/hardening-your-fortigate/582009/system-administrator-best-practices
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 0
    cwe-id: CWE-200
  tags: audit,config,file,firewall,fortigate

file:
  - extensions:
      - conf

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "set admin-console-timeout"
        negative: true

      - type: word
        words:
          - "config system"
          - "config router"
          - "config firewall"
        condition: or

# Enhanced by md on 2023/05/03
# digest: 490a0046304402202726eb344103e83558ce562ed7127aacda8c5fc4b410a43cb1a1fcbeb249ce59022011afdbaa5a1ac5641e6ea3a5aba6a8b783f47c3fb647157ac2885168c8c4d731:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "file/audit/fortigate/inactivity-timeout.yaml"

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