High CVSS 7.5

Overview

An improper neutralization of input during web page Generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiOS version 7.4.3 and below, version 7.2.7 and below, version 7.0.13 and below and FortiProxy version 7.4.3 and below, version 7.2.9 and below, version 7.0.16 and below web SSL VPN UI may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform a Cross-Site Scripting attack via a malicious samba server.

Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟠 HIGH.

  • CVSS: 7.5 (HIGH)
  • Detected tags: unauth_access, xss (tag impact: HIGH)

Recommended actions:

  • Enforce authentication/authorization; reduce default endpoint exposure.
  • Apply context-aware output encoding.
  • Enable Content-Security-Policy and HttpOnly/SameSite cookies.

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