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TI-2022-16289 Aliases CVE-2022-35850GHSA-v7ch-cx27-643j

Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator

Priority LOW 28CWE-80Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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-80.

Summary

An improper neutralization of script-related HTML tags in a web page vulnerability [CWE-80] in FortiAuthenticator versions 6.4.0 through 6.4.4, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, all versions of 6.2 and 6.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to trigger a reflected cross site scripting (XSS) attack via the "reset-password" page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00494 42nd 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
FortinetFortiAuthenticator6.4.0 – 6.4.4; 6.3.0 – 6.3.3; 6.2.0 – 6.2.2; 6.1.0 – 6.1.3—No fix listedCNA
  • FortiAuthenticator VendorFortinet Affected 6.4.0 – 6.4.4; 6.3.0 – 6.3.3; 6.2.0 – 6.2.2; 6.1.0 – 6.1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.0 to before 6.3.4; 6.4.0 to before 6.4.7VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 to before 6.3.4; 6.4.0 to before 6.4.7 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-35850
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7ch-cx27-643j

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-32249 Improper access control in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-08066 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-05114 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Fortinet FortiSandbox, FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-05746 FortiGuard FortiAuthenticator before 3.0 allows remote administrators to gain privileges via the command line interface. CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2021-19130 Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2015-01319 Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 3.0.0 has a password of (1) slony for the slony PostgreSQL… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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