CRITICAL CISA KEV

CVE-2018-13379

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

94.5%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

Yes

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

Description

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ("Path Traversal") in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.3 to 5.6.7 and 5.4.6 to 5.4.12 and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.0 to 1.2.8, 1.1.0 to 1.1.6, 1.0.0 to 1.0.7 under SSL VPN web portal allows an unauthenticated attacker to download system files via special crafted HTTP resource requests.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
11/3/2021
Patch Due Date
5/3/2022
Ransomware Use
Known

Technical details

Published
6/4/2019
Exploit-DB
EDB-47287 EDB-47288

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13379?

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ("Path Traversal") in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.3 to 5.6.7 and 5.4.6 to 5.4.12 and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.0 to 1.2.8, 1.1.0 to 1.1.6, 1.0.0 to 1.0.7 under SSL VPN web portal allows an unauthenticated attacker to download system files via special crafted HTTP resource requests.

Is CVE-2018-13379 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2018-13379 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 5/3/2022.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-13379?

CVE-2018-13379 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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