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Fortinet FortiWeb Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities (FG-IR-14-012)

🗓️ 11 Feb 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType 
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Fortinet FortiWeb Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities (FG-IR-14-012) affecting versions 5.x, 5.1.x, and 5.2.0, allow attackers to execute arbitrary script code, steal authentication credentials, and launch other attacks via web interface URLs. Update to version 5.2.1 or later to fix

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:fortinet:fortiweb";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105201");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-02-11 12:16:13 +0100 (Wed, 11 Feb 2015)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-4738");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Fortinet FortiWeb Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities (FG-IR-14-012)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("FortiOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gb_fortinet_fortiweb_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("fortinet/fortiweb/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Fortinet FortiWeb is prone to multiple reflective cross-site
  scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Several parameters in the web management interface URLs
  /user/ldap_user/check_dlg and /user/radius_user/check_dlg lack sufficient input filtering.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary
  script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can
  allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Fortinet FortiWeb versions 5.x, 5.1.x and 5.2.0.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 5.2.1 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-14-012");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68528");
  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"FG-IR-14-012");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!version = get_app_version(cpe: CPE, nofork: TRUE))
  exit(0);

if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "5.2.1")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.2.1");
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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28 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5
CVSS 24.3
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