CVE-2018-13379
Fortinet FortiOS: SSL VPN Path Traversal
As of , CVE-2018-13379 in Fortinet FortiOS is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 3 November 2021
- US federal deadline
- 3 May 2022181 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Known
- EPSS score
- 0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
- Public exploit
- 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Fortinet FortiOS SSL VPN web portal contains a path traversal vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated attacker to download FortiOS system files through specially crafted HTTP resource requests.
CISA's 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.
The CVE record's description, from fortinet
- CVE published
- 4 June 2019
- Assigned by
- fortinet
- CVSS
- 9.1 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
- CWE-22
- Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- yes
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- partial
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 47287).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 47288).
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Public exploits
Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.
- Metasploit: FortiOS Path Traversal Credential Gathererauxiliary module, rank normal
- Exploit-DB: Fortinet FortiOS 5.6.3 - 5.6.7 / FortiOS 6.0.0 - 6.0.4 - Credentials Disclosure (Metasploit)EDB-ID 47287, 19 August 2019
- Exploit-DB: Fortinet FortiOS 5.6.3 - 5.6.7 / FortiOS 6.0.0 - 6.0.4 - Credentials DisclosureEDB-ID 47288, 19 August 2019
FortiOS: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-21762Out-of-Bound Write | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch this weekRansomware use; EPSS 0.83 | 0.83 | ||
| CVE-2022-42475Heap-Based Buffer Overflow | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch this weekRansomware use; EPSS 0.99 | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2020-12812SSL VPN Improper Authentication | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch this weekRansomware use | 0.45 | ||
| CVE-2019-5591Default Configuration | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch this weekRansomware use | 0.18 | ||
| CVE-2019-6693Use of Hard-Coded Credentials | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch this weekRansomware use | 0.06 | ||
| CVE-2025-68686Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch soon | 0.30 | ||
| CVE-2022-41328Path Traversal | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch soon | 0.11 | ||
| CVE-2021-44168Arbitrary File Download | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch soon | 0.01 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org