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Fortinet Fortigate xss (FG-IR-23-104)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 183028

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Synopsis

Remote host is affected by a xss vulnerability.

Description

The version of Fortigate installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-23-104 advisory.

 - An improper neutralization of script-related html tags in a web page (basic xss) in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0
 - 7.2.4 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via the SAML and Security Fabric components. (CVE-2023-36555)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Fortigate version 7.2.6 or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-104

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 183028

File Name: fortigate_FG-IR-23-104.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 10/13/2023

Updated: 5/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-36555

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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: 10/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-36555

IAVA: 2023-A-0551-S