Medium severity · published May 31, 2018
CVE-2018-9186
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator in versions 4.0.0 to before 5.3.0 "CSRF validation failure" page allows attacker to execute unauthorized…
6.1
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator in versions 4.0.0 to before 5.3.0 "CSRF validation failure" page allows attacker to execute unauthorized script code via inject malicious scripts in HTTP referer header.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fortiauthenticator · Fortinet
4.0.0 before 5.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9186
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9186
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104371
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-059
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