Fortinet FortiSandbox up to 4.0.6/4.2.8/4.4.7/5.0.1 cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Fortinet FortiSandbox up to 4.0.6/4.2.8/4.4.7/5.0.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-52436. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Fortinet FortiSandbox up to 4.0.6/4.2.8/4.4.7/5.0.1. This issue affects an unknown part. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability [CWE-79] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.1, FortiSandbox 4.4.0 through 4.4.7, FortiSandbox 4.2 all versions, FortiSandbox 4.0 all versions may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute commands via crafted requests.

It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.fortinet.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-52436 since 06/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 4.4.8 or 5.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Fortinet

Name

• FortiSandbox

Version

• 4.0.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.0.5
• 4.0.6
• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4
• 4.2.5
• 4.2.6
• 4.2.7
• 4.2.8
• 4.4.0
• 4.4.1
• 4.4.2
• 4.4.3
• 4.4.4
• 4.4.5
• 4.4.6
• 4.4.7
• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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