#VU40903 Cross-site scripting in FortiAuthenticator - CVE-2015-1459

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#VU40903 Cross-site scripting in FortiAuthenticator - CVE-2015-1459

Published: February 3, 2015 / Updated: February 14, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40903
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1459
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiAuthenticator
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 3.0.0 when processing operation parameter to cert/scep/. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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