Fortinet FortiOS Flaw Let Attacker Execute Malicious JavaScript Code

Fortinet FortiOS has been discovered with Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities, which threat actors can use for malicious purposes.

These vulnerabilities have been given the CVE IDs CVE-2023-29183 and CVE-2023-34984. The severity of these vulnerabilities has been categorized as CVE-2023-29183 – 5.4 (Medium) and CVE-2023-34984 – 8.8 (High) by NVD.

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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS): CVE-2023-29183

This vulnerability exists due to improper input neutralization during web page generation, which could allow an authenticated attacker to execute a malicious JavaScript code through a crafted guest management setting.

Fortinet has given the severity for this vulnerability as 7.3 (High). 

Affected Products and fixed in version

ProductAffected VersionFixed in Version
FortiProxy7.2.0 through 7.2.47.0.0 through 7.0.107.2.5 or above7.0.11 or above
FortiOS7.2.0 through 7.2.4,7.0.0 through 7.0.11,6.4.0 through 6.4.12,6.2.0 through 6.2.147.4.0 or above7.2.5 or above7.0.12 or above6.4.13 or above6.2.15 or above

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF): CVE-2023-34984

This vulnerability exists due to a failure in the protection mechanism in FortiWeb, which could allow a threat actor to bypass CSRF and XSS protections. The severity for this vulnerability has been given as 8.8 (High).

Two security advisories have been published by Fortiguard, which provide detailed information regarding the component affected and other information.

Affected Products and fixed in version

ProductAffected VersionFixed in Version
FortiWeb7.2.0 through 7.2.17.0.0 through 7.0.66.4 all versions6.3 all versions7.2.2 or above7.0.7 or above

Users of these products are recommended to upgrade to the latest versions of these products to prevent these vulnerabilities from getting exploited by threat actors.

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Eswar

Eswar is a Cyber security content editor with a passion for creating captivating and informative content. With years of experience under his belt in Cyber Security, he is covering Cyber Security News, technology and other news.

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