Fortinet FortiOS 5.6.0 < 5.6.8 / 6.0.x < 6.0.5 multiple pre-auth XSS vulnerabilities on SSL VPN (FG-IR-18-383)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 128278

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Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a XSS vulnerability.

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 and below versions under SSL VPN web portal allows attacker to execute unauthorized malicious script code via the error or message handling parameters.

Solution

Upgrade to Fortinet FortiOS version to 5.6.8, 6.0.5 or 6.2.0 or later. Alternatively, apply one of the workarounds outlined in the linked advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 128278

File Name: fortios_FG-IR-18-383.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 8/28/2019

Updated: 1/30/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-13380

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fortinet:fortios

Required KB Items: Host/Fortigate/model, Host/Fortigate/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/24/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-13380

BID: 108693

IAVA: 0001-A-0003-S

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