Rule Category

POLICY-OTHER --

Alert Message

POLICY-OTHER FortiGate and FortiADC LDAP Connectivity Test credential leak attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for attempts to invoke the Test LDAP functionality of FortiGate and FortiADC applications, which will make the target server send LDAP credentials to an arbitrary server in plaintext. Attackers with readonly access to the device can use this to potentially leak the credentials of other accounts.

What To Look For

This rule looks for attempts to invoke the Test LDAP functionality of FortiGate and FortiADC applications.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

Known false positives, with the described conditions

This rule will alert on all attempts to use the Test LDAP functionality of FortiGate and FortiADC applications.

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

None

Rule Vulnerability

No information provided

CVE Additional Information

This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

None

MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Initial Access

Technique: Exploit Public-Facing Application

For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org