CVE-2018-9186 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator versions 4.0.0 through 5.2.x. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts via the HTTP referer header on the "CSRF validation failure" page. Rated 6.1 MEDIUM, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but can lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0.0, < 5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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