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TI-2018-09612 Aliases CVE-2018-13374GHSA-rpmq-q4mw-pc44

Incorrect permission assignment in Fortinet FortiOS, fortiADC

Priority HIGH 79Exploited in the wildCWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-09-08CISA due date 2022-09-29Known ransomware use
EPSS 0.38088 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortinetFortinet FortiOS, fortiADCFortiOS 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—No fix listedCNA
  • Fortinet FortiOS, fortiADC VendorFortinet Affected 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 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.0 to before 5.4.5; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.2VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.0.3VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.0 to before 5.4.5; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2022-09-08 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-13374
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rpmq-q4mw-pc44

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-18008 An improper handling of malformed request vulnerability [CWE-228] exists in FortiADC 5.0… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-10904 A permissive cross-domain policy with untrusted domains vulnerability in Fortinet… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2022-18913 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiADC CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-18001 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiADC CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-11386 Improper access control in Fortinet FortiADC CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-16288 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiADC CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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