CVE-2018-13382 — Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Improper Authorization
Overview
An Improper Authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy under SSL VPN web portal allows an unauthenticated attacker to modify the password.
Vulnerability details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-13382
- Vulnerability
- Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Improper Authorization
- Vendor
- Fortinet
- Affected products
- Fortinet: FortiOS and FortiProxy
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitation status
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Published
- 2022-01-10
Remediation guidance
CVE-2018-13382 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.
Apply the vendor's official security update for Fortinet the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.
Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.
Authoritative references
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