CVE-2018-13379

9.1 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: June 04, 2019 Modified: October 24, 2025
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-384
Source: psirt@fortinet.com
Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-233
Source: psirt@fortinet.com
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-233
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-13379
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
94.5%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22 CWE-22

Affected Vendors

fortinet

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