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[ CVE-2018-13374 · Published 22 Jan 2019 ]

Fortinet FortiOS and FortiADC Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Exploited · CISA KEV CVSS 4.3 EPSS 38%No fix listed yet

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

  • Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-09-08
  • Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
  • EPSS: 38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 99% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

A Improper Access Control in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4 allows attacker to obtain the LDAP server login credentials configured in FortiGate via pointing a LDAP server connectivity test request to a rogue LDAP server instead of the configured one.

CISA: Fortinet FortiOS and FortiADC contain an improper access control vulnerability that allows attackers to obtain the LDAP server login credentials configured in FortiGate by pointing a LDAP server connectivity test request to a rogue LDAP server.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 29 Sep 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References