CVE-2018-13374 Fortinet FortiOS and FortiADC Improper Access Control

Exploited in the wild Medium 4.3 Published Updated

An attacker can steal LDAP credentials by redirecting connectivity tests to a rogue server, exposing sensitive configuration data.

Exploited in the wild
Since 8 Sep 2022
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-13374?

CVE-2018-13374 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, published on 22 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Improper Access Control in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4 allows attacker to obtain the LDAP server login credentials configured in FortiGate via pointing a LDAP server connectivity test request to a rogue LDAP server instead of the configured one.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13374?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fortinet Fortiadc, Fortinet Fortios.

How do I fix CVE-2018-13374?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-13374 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 29 Sep 2022.

Is CVE-2018-13374 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2018-13374 in the wild since at least 8 Sep 2022, including in ransomware campaigns.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Fortinet Fortios vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rpmq-q4mw-pc44.

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