Fortinet FortiOS up to 6.4.9/7.0.5 Captive Portal Authentication Replacement Page cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Fortinet FortiOS up to 6.4.9/7.0.5 (Firewall Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Captive Portal Authentication Replacement Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. The impact remains unknown. An attacker might be able to inject arbitrary html and script code into the web site. This would alter the appearance and would make it possible to initiate further attacks against site visitors. CVE summarizes:

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') [CWE-79] vulnerability in FortiOS version 7.0.5 and prior and 6.4.9 and prior may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform a reflected cross site scripting (XSS) attack in the captive portal authentication replacement page.

The weakness was shared 07/19/2022. The advisory is available at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-23438 since 01/19/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Productinfo

Type

Firewall Software

Vendor

Fortinet

Name

FortiOS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.1
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CNA Base Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

01/19/2022 CVE reserved
07/19/2022 +180 days Advisory disclosed
07/19/2022 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/06/2022 +18 days VulDB last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: fortiguard.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-23438 (🔒)

Entryinfo

Created: 07/19/2022 11:29 AM
Updated: 08/06/2022 02:08 PM
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