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CVE-2018-13380

Medium

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.0 to 5.6.7, 5.4.0 to 5.4.12, 5.2 and below and Fortinet FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.8 and below under SSL VPN web portal allows attacker to execute unauthorized malicious script code via the error or…

Published Jun 4, 2019 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Key Facts

Patch immediately
  • CVE-2018-13380 is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1 v3.1) affecting Fortiproxy (Fortinet), Fortios (Fortinet), Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy.
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
  • EPSS estimates a 62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including Fortios <=5.2, Fortiproxy <=1.2.8, Fortiproxy 1.2.8.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v3.1

6.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

62%

Higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

None known

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Description

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.0 to 5.6.7, 5.4.0 to 5.4.12, 5.2 and below and Fortinet FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.8 and below under SSL VPN web portal allows attacker to execute unauthorized malicious script code via the error or message handling parameters.

Affected Products

4 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
FortiproxyFortinet2.0.01.2.8
FortiosFortinetSee advisory5.2
Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy>= FortiGate 6.0.0 through 6.0.4, 5.6.0 through 5.6.7, 5.4.0 through 5.4.12, 5.2 and earlier and FortiProxy versions 2.0.0, 1.2.8 and earliern/a

Patched Releases

Fortios

<=5.2

Fortiproxy

<=1.2.8

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Jun 4, 2019

  2. Last updated

    Nov 21, 2024

Weakness Type

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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