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TI-2020-07428 Aliases CVE-2020-9288GHSA-5pqx-26vw-qw8p

Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiWLC

Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

An improper neutralization of input vulnerability in FortiWLC 8.5.1 allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform a stored cross site scripting attack (XSS) via the ESS profile or the Radius Profile.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00857 58th 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
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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 FortiWLCFortiWLC 8.5.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Fortinet FortiWLC VendorFortinet Affected FortiWLC 8.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.5.1VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.5.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9288
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pqx-26vw-qw8p

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-12817 Hard-coded credentials in Fortinet FortiWLC CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-12816 Hard-coded credentials in Fortinet FortiWLC CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-06996 Hard-coded credentials in Fortinet FortiWLC CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2016-06425 The rsyncd server in Fortinet FortiWLC 6.1-2-29 and earlier, 7.0-9-1, 7.0-10-0, 8.0-5-0… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-18962 Incorrect authorization in Fortinet FortiWLC CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-05004 An OS Command Injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWLC 6.1-2 through 6.1-5, 7.0-7… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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