CVE-2018-13374
Fortinet FortiOS and FortiADC Improper Access Control Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run FortiOS and FortiADC, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Sep 29, 2022.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Affected versions | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FortiGate / FortiOS | Fortinet | < 6.0.3 | 6.0.3 | NVD |
| FortiOS and FortiADC | Fortinet | — | — | KEV |
Sources: NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database; KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Intelligence timeline
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- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2018-13374 scored CVSS 4.3: Fortinet FortiOS and FortiADC, Fortinet FortiOS and FortiADC Improper Access Control Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild and known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Unpatched FortiOS and FortiADC systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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