FortimailApplication · Fortinet
CVE-2019-15712
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn improper access control vulnerability in FortiMail admin webUI 6.2.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.6, 5.4.10 and below may allow administrators to access web console they should not be authorized for.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is an improper access control vulnerability in FortiMail's admin web interface that allows authenticated administrators to access web console areas they are not authorized for. The vulnerability stems from insufficient enforcement of role-based access controls within the admin UI, potentially enabling privilege escalation or unauthorized configuration changes.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
FortimailApplication
<= 5.4.10>= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.6= 6.2.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify FortiMail installation and versionAccess the FortiMail CLI and run the command 'get system status' or log into the admin web interface and check the Dashboard or System > Settings for the firmware versionAffected if The displayed version matches <= 5.4.10, >= 6.0.0 through <= 6.0.6, or exactly 6.2.0
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Verify admin user configurationIn the FortiMail web UI, navigate to System > Administrator > Administrator to list all configured administrator accounts and their assigned roles or profilesAffected if Multiple admin accounts exist with different role assignments (such as admin, super_admin, or restricted profiles)
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Check role-based access control settingsReview each administrator profile under System > Administrator > Profile to examine the permissions granted for each role, noting which UI areas each profile can accessAffected if Profiles allow granular access control and the system relies on these role assignments for UI access enforcement
Your environment is affected if FortiMail version is 5.4.10 or below, 6.0.0 through 6.0.6, or exactly 6.2.0, and multiple administrator accounts with different roles are configured in the system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade FortiMail to the patched version as specified in Fortinet's security advisory. Review administrator role assignments and implement the principle of least privilege for admin accounts.
Fix this in Fortimail
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-15712 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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