A high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability tracked as (CVE-2023-29183) affecting several FortiOS and FortiProxy versions has been patched by Fortinet.
Additionally, the cybersecurity firm provided updates for a high-severity flaw in FortiWeb, tracked as (CVE-2023-34984).
“A cyber threat actor can exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system,” CISA warns.
CVE-2023-29183 – FortiOS & FortiProxy
The vulnerability was tracked as CVE-2023-29183 (CVSS score of 7.3) in FortiOS and FortiProxy GUI. An inappropriate neutralization of input during web page generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’) vulnerability exists.
“This may allow an authenticated attacker to trigger malicious JavaScript code execution via crafted guest management setting,” Fortinet said in its advisory.
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Affected Products
FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4
FortiProxy version 7.0.0 through 7.0.10
FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4
FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.11
FortiOS version 6.4.0 through 6.4.12
FortiOS version 6.2.0 through 6.2.14
Patch Available
FortiProxy version 7.2.5 or above
FortiProxy version 7.0.11 or above
FortiOS version 7.4.0 or above
FortiOS version 7.2.5 or above
FortiOS version 7.0.12 or above
FortiOS version 6.4.13 or above
FortiOS version 6.2.15 or above
CVE-2023-34984 – FortiWeb
The vulnerability was tracked as CVE-2023-34984 (CVSS score of 7.1) in FortiWeb. A protection mechanism failure vulnerability may allow an attacker to bypass XSS and CSRF protection.
Affected Products
FortiWeb version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1
FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.6
FortiWeb 6.4, all versions
FortiWeb 6.3, all versions
Patch Available
FortiWeb version 7.2.2 or above
FortiWeb version 7.0.7 or above
Hence, users of Fortinet are urged to upgrade their switches and firewalls as soon as possible.
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