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.
CVE-2018-13380
This medium-severity CVE scores 4.7 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 22.9%, top 4% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- 35 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version right now
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 62%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
35 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version of CVE-2018-13380 right now.
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- CVSS v3
- 4.7
- EG Score
- 4.7(medium)
- EPSS
- 99.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 4, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (4)
- psirt@fortinethttps://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-383
- psirt@fortinethttps://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-230
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-383
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-230
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Nucleihttp/cves/2018/CVE-2018-13380.yamlFirst seen Jan 1, 2018
Fortinet FortiOS - Cross-Site Scripting
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