# CVE-2013-1471: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via user-assisted XSS in FortiMail admin interface, requiring low-privilege access and user interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Feb 2013
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qfmw-5r6m-2483

## What is CVE-2013-1471?

CVE-2013-1471 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin/FEAdmin.html in Fortinet FortiMail before 4.3.4 on FortiMail Identity-Based Encryption (IBE) appliances allow user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Add field for the Black List under Antispam Management User Preferences or (2) the User name field for the Personal Black/White List in the AntiSpam section.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1471?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortimail.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1471?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1471 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-1471 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Fortinet FortiMail 400 IBE - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2026-104286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-104286/): Fortinet FortiMail Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-36166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36166/): Auth bypass in Fortinet FortiMail (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-24007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24007/): SQL injection in Fortinet FortiMail (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-9294](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9294/): Auth bypass in FortiMail (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-47539](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47539/): Auth bypass in FortiMail (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1471 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1471 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1471/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1471/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1471
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1471
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1471

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