Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Fortinet FortiOS SSL VPN Path Traversal Vulnerability
CVE-2018-13379
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.
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
9.1
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.2
EPSS Probability:100.00%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-22 ↗CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy | FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.3 to 5.6.7 and 5.4.6 to 5.4.12, 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 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
Nuclei Template
SCANNER AVAILABLE
EPSS Score
99.999%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Fortinet, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2018-07-06T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2019-06-04T20:18:08 |
| Patch Date | 2019-05-24 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:45:35 |
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