CVE-2018-13383
mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.336 · 98 %ileEURUUSadded 2022-01-10remediate by 2022-07-10
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Out-of-bounds Write
A heap buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.4, 5.6.0 through 5.6.10, 5.4.0 through 5.4.12, 5.2.14 and earlier and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.8 and earlier in the SSL VPN web portal may cause the SSL VPN web service termination for logged in users due to a failure to properly handle javascript href data when proxying webpages.
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weaknesses
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affected products (8)
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- Fortinet Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy≤ FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.4, 5.6.0 through 5.6.10, 5.4.0 through 5.4.12, 5.2.14 and earlier, FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.8 and earlierenisa_euvdEU
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sources
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references (16)
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- http://www.fortinet.com/technology/network-os-fortios.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108539cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-388cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-229cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-17-053cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-18-388cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13383cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/FortiOS-buffer-overflow-via-Javascript-HREF-Content-28933cnnvd
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