Fortinet FortiOS/FortiProxy up to 7.6.2 cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy up to 6.4.16/7.0.17/7.2.12/7.4.7/7.6.2. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-31366. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy up to 6.4.16/7.0.17/7.2.12/7.4.7/7.6.2. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability [CWE-79] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.8, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiProxy 7.4 all versions, FortiProxy 7.2 all versions, FortiProxy 7.0 all versions, FortiSASE 25.2.a may allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform a reflected cross site scripting (XSS) via crafted HTTP requests.

The advisory is shared at fortiguard.fortinet.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-31366 since 03/28/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 270363 (Fortinet Fortigate xss (FG-IR-24-542)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (270363). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• Fortinet

Name

• FortiOS
• FortiProxy

Version

• 6.4.0
• 6.4.1
• 6.4.2
• 6.4.3
• 6.4.4
• 6.4.5
• 6.4.6
• 6.4.7
• 6.4.8
• 6.4.9
• 6.4.10
• 6.4.11
• 6.4.12
• 6.4.13
• 6.4.14
• 6.4.15
• 6.4.16
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.9
• 7.0.10
• 7.0.11
• 7.0.12
• 7.0.13
• 7.0.14
• 7.0.15
• 7.0.16
• 7.0.17
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5
• 7.2.6
• 7.2.7
• 7.2.8
• 7.2.9
• 7.2.10
• 7.2.11
• 7.2.12
• 7.4.0
• 7.4.1
• 7.4.2
• 7.4.3
• 7.4.4
• 7.4.5
• 7.4.6
• 7.4.7
• 7.6.0
• 7.6.1
• 7.6.2

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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