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Fortinet FortiOS SSL VPN Path Traversal Vulnerability

Fortinet - FortiOS · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2021-11-03. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CVE-2018-13379

CriticalCVSS 9.1KEV
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ("Path Traversal") in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.3 to 5.6.7 and 5.4.6 to 5.4.12 and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.0 to 1.2.8, 1.1.0 to 1.1.6, 1.0.0 to 1.0.7 under SSL VPN web portal allows an unauthenticated attacker to download system files via special crafted HTTP resource requests.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could download sensitive system files, including configuration files with credentials, potentially leading to further attacks. The risk is critical as the vulnerability is easy to exploit and requires no authentication.

Recommendation

Immediately update FortiOS and FortiProxy to the latest versions. It is also recommended to change all passwords and keys that may have been exposed.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ("Path Traversal") in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.3 to 5.6.7 and 5.4.6 to 5.4.12 and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.0 to 1.2.8, 1.1.0 to 1.1.6, 1.0.0 to 1.0.7 under SSL VPN web portal allows an unauthenticated attacker to download system files via special crafted HTTP resource requests.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS