High severity · published Jun 4, 2019
CVE-2018-13382
Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Improper Authorization
RansomwareIn wildKEV
7.5
CVSS
81.7%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
An Improper Authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.0 to 5.6.8 and 5.4.1 to 5.4.10 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 modify the password of an SSL VPN web portal user via specially crafted HTTP requests
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)81.7% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jan 10, 2022
Federal remediation dueJul 10, 2022
Ransomware campaign useKnown
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiOS · Fortinet
5.4.1 before 5.4.11; 5.6.0 before 5.6.9; 6.0.0 before 6.0.5 · source: NVD
FF
Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy · Fortinet
FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.0 to 5.6.8, 5.4.1 to 5.4.10, 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 · source: vendor
FO
Fortiproxy · Fortinet
before 1.2.9; 2.0.0 · source: NVD
FA
FortiOS and FortiProxy · Fortinet
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13382
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-13382
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-389
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-231
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