Fortinet Remote Authentication Timeout Not Set - Detect
ID: remote-auth-timeout
Severity: info
Author: pussycat0x
Tags: audit,config,file,firewall,fortigate
Description
Section titled “Description”Fortinet remote authentication timeout functionality is recommended to be enabled. Lack of a set timeout can allow an attacker to act within that threshold if the administrator is away from the computer, thereby making it possible to obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.
YAML Source
Section titled “YAML Source”id: remote-auth-timeout
info: name: Fortinet Remote Authentication Timeout Not Set - Detect author: pussycat0x severity: info description: Fortinet remote authentication timeout functionality is recommended to be enabled. Lack of a set timeout can allow an attacker to act within that threshold if the administrator is away from the computer, thereby making it possible to obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations. reference: - https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/6.4.0/hardening-your-fortigate/612504/hardening-your-fortigate 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 remoteauthtimeout" negative: true
- type: word words: - "config system" - "config router" - "config firewall" condition: or# digest: 4a0a0047304502200a614d0ea75c1f9ae3cedc537a6bc16d427a768ff22f2c938643749dc4a8c51c02210094f2a8a915d24d99bf6f9d0dc682726561735daeb252c1c9d3276e0d2f0cc77c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950Guide to check the vulnerabilities
Section titled “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/remote-auth-timeout.yaml"